[Red Mansion] Marrying a wife like jade
Chapter 75 (1)
Hearing Daiyu calling for someone, I don't know which girl answered, and then fell silent.There was a trace of panic on Miss Li's face: "It's just that you and I have a disagreement, why bother the wives."
The other girls more or less felt that if this matter got out, it would not do Daiyu any good.Even Mu Wan took Daiyu's hand and shook it lightly to signal her to call the girl back.
Everyone thought that big things would turn into small things, but Daiyu stood in front of Miss Li with a serious face, as motionless as a mountain.Although she was half head lower than Miss Li, and her body was weaker than Miss Li, she completely suppressed Miss Li in terms of momentum.
"Sister Mu, all sisters and girls." Daiyu kept staring at Miss Li, whose face was getting paler and paler, and did not look at a group of girls with different expressions: "If Miss Li only talks about me, I won't be annoyed, because everyone The upbringing is different, and the rules of each family are also very different, I can just think that Miss Li disagrees with me."
"But Miss Li cursed people, even the Lin family or the Shen family. Daiyu couldn't bear it! No matter what Miss Li said, she said it was unintentional, Daiyu would not believe it. From what Miss Li said just now, she People who are familiar with boudoir training should know that as a lady, you should not "talk too much"!"
Jing, a dozen little girls looked at Daiyu's serious face and firm eyes, none of them could stand up or dare to stand up to refute Daiyu's words, they could only look at each other and ponder Daiyu's words carefully.Daiyu didn't pay attention to the other girl's reaction, she still looked at Miss Li so steadfastly, watching the sweat slide down her forehead to her cheeks little by little.
"I didn't mean to, I didn't mean to curse you." Miss Li finally made Daiyu look at her at a loss, her mouth was choked up: "You can't wrong me, I just wanted to ask, I didn't mean to curse you. "Since what Daiyu valued most was her last sentence, Miss Li instinctively defended the last sentence.
It's a pity that she blurted out what she said just now quickly and hastily, and she didn't lower her volume. All the girls present heard her.Now she was the only one talking, and Jia Min and others who came out of the house naturally heard it.
The three of Mrs. Liu already knew what happened from the girl, and now that Ms. Li said that she was not cursing Daiyu, Mrs. Liu was unwilling: "Then Ms. Li is cursing my Yueer?"
Mrs. Li who came out also heard her daughter's words, and her face turned pale.Li Langzhong is the second disciple of Shen Xueshi, that is, the student of Shen Xueshi's students.If it wasn't because she knew how to be a human being, and her methods of flattering people were so clever and unobtrusive, it was still uncertain whether she could get the Shen family's post today, but she didn't expect that her daughter would cut off her family's Qingyun Road.
"That's not what she meant." Mrs. Li hurriedly said to Mrs. Liu: "Her child was curious and asked Miss Lin a few words. Don't blame grandma."
The smile on Jia Min's face has long since disappeared when the matter involved her own daughter: "What's the matter? I don't know what rude words my daughter said, so that Miss Li has to curse someone to get rid of her hatred?"
Now Mrs. Li can't justify herself: Ms. Li's last sentence is clearly because Mu Wan said that she asked Daiyu to take everyone to see "their" family's beautiful flowers, and she uttered bad words because she felt aggrieved. This is not with Daiyu. Yuyu's words are not in harmony with the words, okay?
"Naughty girl, why are you so rude? You want to disturb the old lady's birthday banquet. I might spare you when you go to watch the house." Mrs. Li slapped her daughter on the face, and what she said was also a reprimand.
Miss Li finally couldn't help crying out loud.Mrs. Liu's face did not soften because of Mrs. Li's face-to-face training, even Jia Min's face became even more difficult to see.
Who is Mrs. Li talking about?Obviously it was her daughter who provoked her first, so in order not to make things big, Daiyu didn't choose to go directly to the main room to file a complaint, but only asked the girl to invite the two wives and Liu Shi who is the master.If Mrs. Li really doesn't want to disturb the old lady's birthday, she just needs to reprimand her daughter and then sincerely apologize to Daiyu, Jia Min and Liu. uncovered.
But she beat her daughter directly in front of everyone, causing her daughter to cry before the birthday banquet!
Mrs. Liu couldn't help sneering: "Mrs. Li is such a strict tutor. It's just that if you want to teach your daughter a lesson, you might as well go home and teach her before letting the girl go out as a guest. Now the girl is crying so much that many people have heard of it." .”
How many steps is it from here to the main room?This Mrs. Li clearly wanted her daughter to show her weakness.After a while, there are other wives and wives who are asked to come out for inspection, so why not think that Daiyu is bullying others by taking advantage of her acquaintance with the Shen family?
Thinking of this, Mrs. Liu became more and more annoyed. The old lady lived her [-]th birthday, and everyone in the house was cautious not to make a single mistake. Unexpectedly, it was the people he invited through the post to make a fuss.
Mrs. Li turned pale: "It's because I've been too lenient towards her that she is so competitive. Please forgive her this time, grandma. I will definitely discipline her strictly when I go back."
Mrs. Liu looked at Daiyu calmly, and found that the little girl had gone to comfort her mother. She secretly praised her, and said to Mrs. Li: "Mrs. Li apologized to me, is it the wrong person? Obviously Miss Li said It was Yuer who cursed, and it was Yuer who cursed."
Is this not saving any face for my mother and daughter?Mrs. Li looked at Mrs. Liu in disbelief: Even if everyone in Beijing knew how Shen Xin went to the Imperial College for Shen Yue to stand up for Shen Yue, some people still think that it was all for outsiders to see—who can treat their nephew better than themselves Son go?
What's more, Liu Shi is different from Shen Xin, as an uncle, he may want to teach his nephew well, so that he can watch and help his son in the future.But as an aunt, isn't she afraid that her future niece and daughter-in-law will get along with the old lady and wife for a long time and will steal the limelight from her future daughter-in-law?
Mrs. Li looked at Mrs. Liu's serious eyes, confirmed that she was really not acting, and felt disheartened: she was a lowly child in these powerful families every day, and after thinking about flattery, she still couldn't match her in-laws .
Come on, the situation is stronger than people.Mrs. Li also smiled at Jia Min: "It's the little girl who is ignorant and offended Miss Lin. I also ask Mrs. Lin to forgive her this time for her young and ignorant sake." After finishing speaking, she pushed her daughter forcibly Make an apology to Daiyu.
How could Miss Li be willing to bow her head to Daiyu?No matter how Mrs. Li pushed her, she just lowered her head and just wiped away her tears, but she didn't say a word of apology.Mrs. Liu took Daiyu into her arms, and asked her softly that she was annoyed, and told her not to take it to heart, without even glancing at Miss Li, so that Mrs. Li, who was still thinking about Shen Chao, was upset. Most of them died.
"Grandmother, Grandpa sent someone to invite the girl." A girl hurried up to Mrs. Liu, and whispered to Mrs. Liu: "Grandfather asked the slaves to tell Mrs. Lin that you don't need to care about your tongue. Young masters are all blessed, and they won't be offended by other people's momentary jealousy. Let Mrs. Lin entertain guests well, and don't neglect her because she is angry."
It took so long, Xueshi Shen, who was hiding quietly in the inner study, already knew about the lawsuit here, and Mrs. Li wanted to strangle her daughter to death: Xueshi Shen had already lived in seclusion, let alone a female family member. Tongue, is what the children and grandchildren have with others outside, do you think the old man will come out and say a word?It is enough for Shen Shangshu and Shen Xin to deal with it.
It happened that such an old man with almost no sense of existence wanted to invite Daiyu to come over at this time, and even comforted Jia Min.Even Miss Li, who is malicious, would not think that Bachelor Shen is going to ask Daiyu to reprimand her!
When Jia Min heard this, she felt proud, and bowed lightly to the girl, as if she had received the old master's training.Daiyu was a little embarrassed: "The old lady asked me to entertain all the girls."
The girl then smiled at her and said, "Grandpa just wanted to comfort the girl with a few words to comfort the girl, because she was afraid that she would be sad. I think the girl will come back soon."
Forget it, even Mrs. Liu felt that as long as this girl passed on the words of Grandpa Cai, it would be enough for Mrs. Li and the girls present to figure out whether the matter could be passed on from her own mouth, let alone specifically pointing out that she wanted to comfort Daiyu?As long as the grandfather knows about this, it is enough to make Mrs. Li's legs tremble, her eyes glazed over.
Daiyu smiled when she heard this, took Mu Wan's hand, and begged with a smile: "Please ask my sister to greet me for a while."It made Mrs. Liu feel regretful, that this guy who has been calming things down just now is a generalist, but it is a pity that he has no destiny with his son.
Mrs. Li has long been neglected by everyone and can't find a place to hide. After waiting for the girls to linger in front of their favorite flowers under Mu Wan's call, she shyly said to Mrs. Liu: "Please give me a gift from Grandma." Let the little girl wash up for a while." At this moment, even though he gritted his teeth, he didn't dare to say to go first, and he could only discuss everything with the master after returning home.
Mrs. Liu fulfilled this request, but she only let the girl take their mother and daughter to their own convenience, and he and Jia Min joined hands to return to the main room.The two of them left their seats in a hurry with Mrs. Li, everyone was watching, and soon there was faint crying, except for the old lady and Mrs. throat?
Now seeing them enter the door with calm expressions and smiles, but Mrs. Li who went out together was nowhere to be seen. Everyone's worried hearts were put back in their stomachs, and the curiosity to know what happened was aroused again.
Curiosity is curiosity, but everyone still gossips as if nothing happened, and no one asks what happened to the two of them without opening their eyes.Mrs. Shen secretly glanced at her daughter-in-law, knowing that the matter had calmed down, she continued to flatter her mother-in-law, doing everything without worrying about it.
Daiyu instead reviewed what she had just done to Xueshi Shen: "It's fine if she only blames me, but also Brother Ai. Grandpa thinks that Yu'er is bullying others?"
Shen Xueshi listened to her telling the story in a small mouth without any increase or decrease, and asked in a good mood: "If you are reasonable, why don't you fight if you have the power? The situation will not let you fight." What's more, today I can take advantage of you to take that kid into the army again.
Daiyu's small face still collapsed: "It's fine if you don't mention it. Miss Li said in front of so many people today that I have an engagement with Brother Ai. From now on, Yu'er may not be able to go to the house to give to the old lady, Aunt Madam, please greet me." It turned out that there was another reason for the little girl's uneasiness.
Shen Xueshi smiled nonchalantly: "You just come to pay your respects during the day, isn't Yue'er going to the Imperial College during the day?"
That's okay too?Daiyu could hardly believe that these were the words spoken by Xueshi Shen.She couldn't help asking: "Even if others say, don't you care?"
Xueshi Shen met the little girl's bright eyes with a smile: "With today's incident, I guarantee that no one will dare to make irresponsible remarks in front of you." If Daiyu is weaker today, those words will only increase in the future .But today, she left Miss Li speechless. People who are officials in Beijing should think about it. This little girl can give their girls articulate, and they should teach their daughters what to say next time. Words should not be said.
Seeing that the little girl was still a little puzzled, the old man explained to her kindly: "There are many people in the world who bully the weak and fear the strong. You can stand on your own. If others can't take advantage of you, don't dare to say anything. Besides, those people talk a lot. , more because you want to create a rift between your family and you. Today your aunt has already stated the position of the family, and they have nothing to criticize, so naturally they will not say more." I also stood up clearly ?
Daiyu nodded thoughtfully: "As long as the family trusts, outsiders can say whatever they say, but what does Grandpa mean?"
Xueshi Shen nodded with a smile, and said to Daiyu: "Go, don't those little girls still need you to greet them?" Daiyu obediently retreated.Xueshi Shen turned to the inner room and asked with a smile: "You can rest assured now? Yu'er is not someone who has nothing to say, nor is it someone who can be easily fooled."
Shen Yue came out from the inner room, and said thousand to Xueshi Shen: "Thank you, Grandpa, for your understanding."
I also want to know, Xueshi Shen is a person who can't hide from the quiet, how can he keep watching what happened in the old lady's yard all the time?It's not that Shen Yue arranged for people to pay more attention because he was afraid that people would talk too much and make Daiyu listen too carefully.
Thanks to this arrangement, as soon as Miss Li said something rude, someone had quietly reported it to Shen Yue's ear.How can Shen Yue still sit still?He was also afraid that Daiyu would suffer losses, that Mrs. Liu would rest in peace, and that Daiyu would lose the old lady's favor.After much deliberation, the only one who can save the situation is Shen Xueshi, why don't you just run around and beg the old man to come forward?
With Xueshi Shen's heart, Mrs. Liu will definitely be able to distinguish who is inside and who is outside when it comes to such issues. If Shen Yue can't help but care about it, he will be in chaos. After grinding and grinding, Xueshi Shen personally sent someone to pick up Daiyu to comfort her.
However, Xueshi Shen didn't get nothing. He smiled and said to Shen Yue: "Your father made some mistakes back then, Yu'er is able to stand up to things." will not fall.But Chao'er's daughter-in-law must be chosen more carefully.Alas, it's not easy for a great-granddaughter-in-law to worry, it's too good to be a worry.
Shen Yue didn't know the troubles of Shen Xueshi's freshman, and had other thoughts in his mind.He felt that if he or Lin Ruhai were like Bachelor Shen, they would be admired by everyone without saying anything, and Daiyu wouldn't even listen to today's gossip.It can be seen that I still haven't worked hard enough.
A sense of pride rose in Shen Yue's heart: Isn't it just to be an official?Who is afraid of whom!I still don't believe it, with the current situation of the Shen family, and the convenience of my starting point being higher than others, I can't beat these old-fashioned ancients!
"If you trouble Grandpa today, your grandson will study well and improve, and will not trouble Grandpa any more." Shen Yue said firmly, he believed that Bachelor Shen would understand what he didn't say.
Shen Xueshi originally wanted to persuade Shen Yue through the matter of Daiyu, but now he didn't feel surprised to hear him say that, instead he made fun of Shen Yue: "If you care about it, it will cause chaos, or is it something glorious?" Said Shen Yue retreated in embarrassment.
As Xueshi Shen said, the rest of the banquet was filled with laughter and no one dared to make trouble.At the end of the day, there was another family banquet, and even the four Lin family members from Gusu stayed, and Lin Ruhai's family did not leave even one person.
They are all considered a family, and there are two casual tables, separated by a screen.First, the children and grandchildren toast together to wish the old lady a blessing like the East China Sea, and then the younger generations celebrate the old lady's birthday respectively.After everyone had a good time, they went back to their homes to rest before the curfew.
In the following days, because the four people from Gusu were going to Enke, the Shen and Lin families also became a little nervous.Mrs. Shen let people know about Jia Min, just care about it appropriately, don't have to worry about everything, and save money to raise kindness and fight rice to raise hatred.
Jia Min was still a little apprehensive at first, afraid that Lin Ruhai would think that he was not dedicated to his clansmen.After discussing with Lin Ruhai, I found out that the reason why the old lady arranged those four people in her house was purely for the consideration of her master, how could she not be grateful?And thinking that there is nothing to repay, I can only raise my daughter well, and honor the old lady in the future.
On the other hand, Shen Ren felt extremely guilty because he failed to go back home to celebrate the old lady's birthday, and because Brother Ne was too young to make the trek, even Fang's family did not return to Beijing. The wife is too filial.Every time, Shen Yue gave Shen Ren's letter to the old lady to read, and then went to provoke Mrs. Shen: "The second master only cares about the old lady, and he doesn't care about the wife at all."
It's fine if you provoke behind your back, but if you want to say these things in front of Mrs. Shen, why don't you just invite the old lady and Mrs. Shen to scold him once and punish him again?So even in Shen Xin's letter to Shen Ren, he had to mention one sentence: You have given birth to a good son who is good at acting.
Not to mention that Shen Xinxin wanted to complain to his younger brother, even Shen Chao couldn't take it anymore.Originally, his academic performance was similar to Shen Yue's, but Shen Yue had already passed the scholar exam, but he would not be able to take the exam until September, so Xueshi Shen put him with the four students who were admitted to Jinshi during the day, so that he could feel it in advance Exam atmosphere.
How can the examination of Jinshi and the examination of scholar be considered on the same level?Seeing other people's heads hanging sharply, Shen Chao, who hadn't felt nervous before, became more nervous than ever before.Every day when Shen Yue came back from the Imperial College, he would ask him: "Is it really that difficult? Do you really have to avoid so much?"
Brother, the style of writing in Beijing is not as prosperous as that of Jiangnan, and the level of scholars is also worse than that of Jiangnan.Those few people rushed all the way from the south of the Yangtze River. I heard that the ranking is not low. They are rushing not to be like wives, okay?Besides, the exam is Jinshi, you are a scholar, and the content is different. This is the test of your heart by the grandfather, do you know that?
Shen Yue's heart was full of galloping horses, and seeing that Shen Chao was so nervous, he didn't get into trouble, and reassured him: "A scholar can just answer casually. Now you are at the same level as me, are you afraid that you will fail the exam?"
Just because he was afraid that he would fail the exam, Shen Chao had an expression on his face that you were teasing me.Shen Yue had no choice but to divert his attention with other things: "I heard from Yu'er that my aunt asked her to see another girl, why don't you go out and inquire about it yourself?"
Shen Chao looked at him like an idiot: "Which girls can be found out on the street?" If it was so easy, why did the mother let Yu'er contact those girls to check her character?
This time it was Shen Yue who rolled his eyes: "Which girl doesn't have a brother? There are always similarities between brothers and sisters before. You can see how their brothers grow up, and you can know that they are almost the same."
Shen Chao couldn't help but be fooled: "Didn't Yu'er know how to draw portraits? Didn't you tell her to draw it quietly for me to see? Why bother."
Shen Yue had already smirked: "Okay, you actually have the idea of spying on other women's family members, and see if I don't tell him when I pick up my uncle from the yamen later." An angry Shen Chao came up to beat him, and the two laughed all the way To Wanhui Courtyard.
In this way, while someone was pressurizing, while someone was making jokes, Shen Chao's life was in dire straits, but Shen Yue was making him scratch his ears and cheeks every day as if he was watching a play.Who still pays attention to the sudden transfer of a doctor in the Ministry of Rites?Even in Beijing, no one cared. They only thought that Li Langzhong had attracted the eyes of a saint, and they saw him as an old man appointed by the Supreme Emperor, so they didn't push him to the end.
Shen Yue didn't care if he didn't see Shen Chao after school that day, he washed himself and went to greet the old lady.As soon as she saluted and stood up, the old lady smiled and said to him: "There is a problem here, you can solve it for me." After speaking, she handed him a bright red invitation card.
Shen Yue opened it and found out that it belonged to the general's mansion, and it was also for celebrating the birthday of the old lady in their mansion, Jiamu.It turns out that the days have already arrived in August, and the original book does not say that Jiamu's birthday is on the third day of August.Fortunately, this year is not Mother Jia's whole birthday, and the invitation only said to invite the Shen family to come on the third day of junior high school.
"It's bad." This was Shen Yue's first feeling. After all, the mother is over seventy years old. If Jia Min, a married woman, is not in Beijing, it's fine. Now that she has returned to Beijing, outsiders don't know that she and Jia Mu Why did the rift between them arise? If you don't pay homage to Jiamu's birthday, just wait for someone to point out her spine.
What's worse is that there is no reason for Daiyu not to show up this time - if she can pay respects to old lady Shen, why can't she pay respects to her own grandmother?There is no reason to go to the sky.
Now Mrs. Shen entrusts all the housework to Mrs. Liu, and she takes care of her mother-in-law every day.Now I also watched Shen Yue frowning and grinning amusedly: "What kind of regulations is it? Let the old lady consider it."
Shen Yue smiled wryly: "It should have been caused by the old lady posting a post to the Second Mistress Lian of their house during her birthday. If you want me to say that our two families have no friendship at all, but because of my teacher's wife, I occasionally get along with General Jia. One room, one room, two. It’s better to send someone a gift, just say that someone in our family will take the exam this year, and that’s it.”
Even the four candidates of the Lin family asked him to speak out, this thought was beyond his imagination.The old lady and Mrs. Shen looked at each other and smiled: "That's very good. You have to explain something to your teacher's wife."
Even if the old lady didn't say anything, Shen Yue couldn't stay at home anymore. Hearing this, he hurriedly bid farewell to the old lady, ordered the car to be prepared and came to Lin's mansion.He was used to coming and going, and when the servants saw him walking towards the inner courtyard, they had already reported him in.
Brother Kuan picked it up naturally, and complained to him as soon as we met: "Brother, ask someone to make me some more balls, it's too careless to kick, it will break after a few hits."
Kid, did you hit it a few times?As far as Shen Yue knew, this kid had nothing to do with bringing his little ones to harm the grass in the garden. He was envious of Daiyu, and had already asked him several times about the progress of the little balls.But now is not the time to argue with Brother Kuan, Shen Yue agreed to his request unconditionally: "It just so happens that I have someone try to make small balls for your sister, and let them make them for you as well."
"Simply make a few more, and you won't be able to find anyone when the time comes." The child knows when he will be satisfied when he pushes forward, and he is not willing to let go of the opportunity at all: "Brother Yan broke his own game and asked someone to come and talk to him." I borrow it, and I can't say I won't lend it to him."
Knowing that the two of you are on the same page, I really don’t need to tell myself.Shen Yue said helplessly: "If you have a share, you have his share. In two days, the weather will get colder and colder, but you are not allowed to kick for a long time. When you sweat and let the cold wind blow, you are most likely to catch a cold."
Daiyu was already waiting in the corridor, seeing the two of them talking and laughing, she stepped forward to salute Shen Yue: "Brother Ai is here at this time, can you have dinner in the mansion?"
Only then did Shen Yue feel hungry, and he said a little embarrassedly: "It's really useless to tell my teacher about something. Are you available?"
Daiyu laughed: "What time is it, why are you in such a hurry?" She turned around and told Xueou to let Shen Yue eat from the kitchen.Lin Ruhai heard that Shen Yue hadn't eaten yet, and reprimanded him, "What's the big deal that made you ignore your own body? Your parents are not around, so you should take better care of yourself."
Shen Yue apologized to Lin Ruhai with a smile on his face, and then asked: "When will Master's wife go to the General's Mansion?"
It turns out that this is why I came here in a hurry.Jia Min's face was a little troubled: "But the general's mansion sent the post to your mansion?"
Shen Yue didn't hide it from her: "Exactly. Since there are still candidates at home, my aunt may not be able to spare time, so I have to ask my teacher's wife to be considerate."
Jia Min knew exactly what her natal family was like. If it wasn't for the fact that Wang Xifeng knew how to protect her that day, Old Mrs. Shen would not have said such a word of understanding.That's fine, I heard that Lian'er has done a pretty good job in the household department, and this has already inherited the favor of the Shen family.
"Even I can only sit on the third day of junior high school, and I have to arrange the test basket and other things for a few clansmen." Jia Min felt that it was a perfect reason for the clansmen to come to Beijing to take the exam.If the Shen family can use it, she will be defenseless if she uses it.
"That's good." Shen Yue breathed a sigh of relief, making Jia Min even more embarrassed, feeling that he was really confused before, otherwise he wouldn't let a child worry about him to this extent.Fortunately, Shen Yue grew up under her watch, so she didn't feel very shameless. Seeing that the kitchen brought it up, she tried to get Shen Yue to use it quickly.
Even if he was worried about Daiyu, Shen Yue couldn't say anything about not letting Daiyu go to the general's mansion in front of Jia Min.To Shang Lin Ruhai, there was no pressure: "Why don't I go there that day, or that Jia Baoyu loves to hang out in the inner circle, what should I do if I bump into Yu'er?"
Prospects?Lin Ruhai's teeth were itchy: "If you're just messing around, how embarrassed is he not to entertain the guests? There are only a few men in the house, how can Lian'er come here because of his busy schedule?"
Shen Yue felt that Lin Ruhai was taking it for granted, and after thinking about it, Brother Kuan was more reliable.In order to give brother Kuan a little favor so that he could protect Daiyu that day, Shen Yue asked Lin Ruhai a question: "Brother Kuan is also three years old, why hasn't the master named him yet?"
Lin Ruhai then took out a piece of paper from the desk drawer: "I've thought about it for a while, but unfortunately I can't decide for a while. Just wait and see, if it can be decided, when they pass the exam and return to their hometown to worship their ancestors, they can invite It's recorded in the family tree."
It turns out that you and Shen Ren cherish each other like this.Shen Yue felt that if people were sympathetic with each other, they really had to behave in the same way. Shen Ren had to think about the name himself, and Lin Ruhai had to choose the name himself after thinking about the name.The two acted so similarly!
"It's up to Mr. to decide for himself. If you can't do it, ask Mrs. Kuan, even Brother Kuan himself. I don't know how to name people. That day, Brother Wen almost called Shen Jiu." You really don't know about this. ?
Lin Ruhai glanced at him with a half-smile, put the piece of paper away, and said to Shen Yue: "I heard that you are making a lot of noise in the mansion these days? Enke is opened this year, and it will be empty for two years next year and the year after. The year is coming to the year of the Grand Competition. If Shen Chao wins a scholar this year, maybe your uncle will let him Qiu Wei next year, what are you thinking?"
"I'm two years younger than my elder brother!" Shen Yue felt that his good days were dwindling: "A 15-year-old Juren is already a young talent, 13 years old, forget it." What should you do if you win a Juren? Let me take the Jinshi exam, thinking about the goal set by Lin Ruhai, Shen Yue's whole body will be bad.
Lin Ruhai shook his head disapprovingly: "Back then, your father and your uncle won high school in the same year, and it was a good story in Beijing. Presumably your parents would also like your brother to continue the reputation of Shen Jiaerlang who can study."
"Then what if you don't win?" Shen Yue felt that he could fight for it.Lin Ruhai won't be fooled by that: "Then don't say you are my student, and don't visit the door every day." I can't cure you yet.
Shen Yue had no choice but to study hard after returning home.On the third day of junior high school, I didn't dare to ask for leave at all, so I had to wait until after school before going to the Lin Mansion to inquire about the news.
This time, Jia Min brought both children with her. Seeing Brother Kuan holding her sister's hand tightly with a tense face, she thought he remembered the unpleasant experience of going to the General's Mansion last time, and touched his chubby little face. : "Don't be afraid, not only we have other guests today, but my grandmother is also recovering from her illness, so she won't cry anymore."
Brother Kuan didn't let go because of these words, and moved his body closer to his sister. Jia Min nodded helplessly, and said to Daiyu, "Go and follow your second sister."
Daiyu also heard some private matters in the back house from Mammy Gu in the past few days, so she nodded obediently.They arrived earlier than the average visitor, but much later than the close mother and daughter.After such a time, Jia Min didn't feel that he was neglecting, even Lin Ruhai agreed.
This time Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng greeted the second gate together, so Jia Min was not flattered: Jia Zheng has not been reinstated in the Yamen, and Mrs. Wang can think of what she is doing with her toes.
There were already other guests in the Hall of Honor. Mrs. Wang waited for Jia Min's mother and son to pay their respects to Jia's mother and introduced her to her: "This is my sister. She came to Beijing some time ago. You should have seen her."
Jia Min smiled and nodded to Aunt Xue, and didn't mean to take the initiative to salute just because she was younger than Aunt Xue.Even though Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue were uncomfortable, Aunt Xue, whose daughter pulled her sleeves, still stood up and saluted Jia Min.Jia Min turned slightly to avoid it: "Mrs. Xue, please sit down. We are all the same guests, so you don't have to be polite."
Mother Jia hasn't seen Jia Min visiting these days, how can she not know that her daughter is completely separated from her?Just when it was time to redeem, regardless of Madam Wang's expression, he smiled and waved to Daiyu, asking her to sit beside him.
Daiyu looked at Jia Min, and did not refuse the old lady's overtures, but also answered her questions one by one.Seeing her granddaughter talking freely, Jia's mother didn't know what it was like, and said to Jia Min: "You have raised your children very well, and you can compare with their sisters."
Over there, when Xichun saw Brother Kuan, she dragged him along and murmured and didn't know what to say. When Jia Mu mentioned the sisters, she only looked up and then continued talking to Brother Kuan.Yingchun has been to the Lin Mansion several times with Wang Xifeng, and also went to other people's houses to participate in flower festivals with Daiyu, and she just smiled when she heard this.
Tanchun has always been the top sister among the sisters. He just smiled when he heard Jia Mu's words: "The old lady will look down on us sisters when she sees Sister Lin. It's a pity that we do our filial piety in front of the old lady every day."
Now Jia Min doesn't look down on any of the people in the second room. When she heard her talk, she glanced at the little girl, and felt that she was an adult and couldn't care less about a child.Brother Kuan didn't have such scruples: "This sister hasn't heard the words of her relative Yuan Laixiang?" After finishing speaking, Xichun pulled her over and continued the conversation between the two.
With such a nonsensical sentence, Tanchun walked away before he could figure out how to reply, unable to get up or down.Daiyu took the opportunity to stand up beside Yingchun, took her hand and smiled at Jia Mu, "I don't dare to take my grandmother's praise. I went out with my second sister as a guest, and my second sister can't compare to her."
Seeing that Yingchun was also holding Daiyu's hand with a smile, Jia's mother felt that this granddaughter was not like the Muna in her previous impression. Beside Yingchun, no longer go back to Jiamu's side.
There was another rush of footsteps outside, and the girls replied with a smile: "Baoyu is here." Everyone in Jia's family took it for granted, but those in Lin's family felt it was inconceivable.Brother Kuan left Xichun all of a sudden, and stood next to Daiyu in a daze, making Xichun who followed him puzzled: "You haven't finished talking, sure enough, in a few days, sister Lin will have balls at her place too? "
La Daiyu came again: "Good sister, if you really got it, please tell me, I will play with my sister."
Jia Baoyu on the other end had already been greeted by Jia Mu, and he caught sight of the elder sister whom he had seen last time. He smiled and went up to say hello to Aunt Xue, and then said to Xue Baochai, "When did Sister Bao come here? If I say it, I really have neglected my sister." As he spoke, he bowed to Xue Baochai.
You are indeed negligent, but it is not Aunt Xue who is negligent.Even Jia's mother couldn't hold back her face: "Baoyu, why haven't you seen your aunt?"
It was only then that Jia Baoyu realized that there was a younger woman sitting on top of Aunt Xue. She had a calm face and calm eyes, but he didn't dare to get close to her.He stood up flustered for a while, saluted Jia Min and said, "I have seen my aunt, please greet my aunt."
"What a sensible child." Jia Min asked him to get up, and smiled at Jia's mother. If the word "zhili" hadn't been bitten so hard, Jia's mother would feel more sincere.It's just that Jia Baoyu was rude first, and Jia's mother and Jia Min couldn't care about it. They only thought that she really praised her nephew, and asked Jia Baoyu to see her cousin and cousin.
Just now when Jia Baoyu came in, Daiyu intentionally hid her body behind Yingchun, and Brother Kuan even stood in front of her sister.Xichun, who didn't know what to do, followed suit and stood on the other side of Daiyu.
Jia Baoyu knew that he was impolite when he hit up a conversation with his peers without seeing his elders just now, and he was willing to make up for it by meeting his cousins, and turned around with a smile to see who was the cousin from the aunt's family, who might be comparable in appearance to the sisters at home?
I didn't want this glance to feel very familiar, as if I had seen it somewhere before.Jia Baoyu thought about it carefully, but he didn't remember when he had seen Daiyu, so he leaned forward and greeted him first: "Hi sister, I have met my sister before, but I forgot where I met her, do you remember?" ?”
Jia Min's brows were already furrowed, and Mother Jia wanted to say something funny to see if Jia Min's expression remained silent.Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue looked no better than Jia Min, and even Xue Baochai tightened her handkerchief.
Brother Kuan saw that this cousin was about to get close to his sister, and he took a step forward: "Cousin, you are going to step on me." Then he turned his head and asked Xichun suspiciously: "Who is this cousin?" Don't you have dementia?"
Xichun was a little puzzled: "Second elder brother is sometimes in a daze, but I haven't heard of dementia."
Brother Kuan shook his head disapprovingly:
The other girls more or less felt that if this matter got out, it would not do Daiyu any good.Even Mu Wan took Daiyu's hand and shook it lightly to signal her to call the girl back.
Everyone thought that big things would turn into small things, but Daiyu stood in front of Miss Li with a serious face, as motionless as a mountain.Although she was half head lower than Miss Li, and her body was weaker than Miss Li, she completely suppressed Miss Li in terms of momentum.
"Sister Mu, all sisters and girls." Daiyu kept staring at Miss Li, whose face was getting paler and paler, and did not look at a group of girls with different expressions: "If Miss Li only talks about me, I won't be annoyed, because everyone The upbringing is different, and the rules of each family are also very different, I can just think that Miss Li disagrees with me."
"But Miss Li cursed people, even the Lin family or the Shen family. Daiyu couldn't bear it! No matter what Miss Li said, she said it was unintentional, Daiyu would not believe it. From what Miss Li said just now, she People who are familiar with boudoir training should know that as a lady, you should not "talk too much"!"
Jing, a dozen little girls looked at Daiyu's serious face and firm eyes, none of them could stand up or dare to stand up to refute Daiyu's words, they could only look at each other and ponder Daiyu's words carefully.Daiyu didn't pay attention to the other girl's reaction, she still looked at Miss Li so steadfastly, watching the sweat slide down her forehead to her cheeks little by little.
"I didn't mean to, I didn't mean to curse you." Miss Li finally made Daiyu look at her at a loss, her mouth was choked up: "You can't wrong me, I just wanted to ask, I didn't mean to curse you. "Since what Daiyu valued most was her last sentence, Miss Li instinctively defended the last sentence.
It's a pity that she blurted out what she said just now quickly and hastily, and she didn't lower her volume. All the girls present heard her.Now she was the only one talking, and Jia Min and others who came out of the house naturally heard it.
The three of Mrs. Liu already knew what happened from the girl, and now that Ms. Li said that she was not cursing Daiyu, Mrs. Liu was unwilling: "Then Ms. Li is cursing my Yueer?"
Mrs. Li who came out also heard her daughter's words, and her face turned pale.Li Langzhong is the second disciple of Shen Xueshi, that is, the student of Shen Xueshi's students.If it wasn't because she knew how to be a human being, and her methods of flattering people were so clever and unobtrusive, it was still uncertain whether she could get the Shen family's post today, but she didn't expect that her daughter would cut off her family's Qingyun Road.
"That's not what she meant." Mrs. Li hurriedly said to Mrs. Liu: "Her child was curious and asked Miss Lin a few words. Don't blame grandma."
The smile on Jia Min's face has long since disappeared when the matter involved her own daughter: "What's the matter? I don't know what rude words my daughter said, so that Miss Li has to curse someone to get rid of her hatred?"
Now Mrs. Li can't justify herself: Ms. Li's last sentence is clearly because Mu Wan said that she asked Daiyu to take everyone to see "their" family's beautiful flowers, and she uttered bad words because she felt aggrieved. This is not with Daiyu. Yuyu's words are not in harmony with the words, okay?
"Naughty girl, why are you so rude? You want to disturb the old lady's birthday banquet. I might spare you when you go to watch the house." Mrs. Li slapped her daughter on the face, and what she said was also a reprimand.
Miss Li finally couldn't help crying out loud.Mrs. Liu's face did not soften because of Mrs. Li's face-to-face training, even Jia Min's face became even more difficult to see.
Who is Mrs. Li talking about?Obviously it was her daughter who provoked her first, so in order not to make things big, Daiyu didn't choose to go directly to the main room to file a complaint, but only asked the girl to invite the two wives and Liu Shi who is the master.If Mrs. Li really doesn't want to disturb the old lady's birthday, she just needs to reprimand her daughter and then sincerely apologize to Daiyu, Jia Min and Liu. uncovered.
But she beat her daughter directly in front of everyone, causing her daughter to cry before the birthday banquet!
Mrs. Liu couldn't help sneering: "Mrs. Li is such a strict tutor. It's just that if you want to teach your daughter a lesson, you might as well go home and teach her before letting the girl go out as a guest. Now the girl is crying so much that many people have heard of it." .”
How many steps is it from here to the main room?This Mrs. Li clearly wanted her daughter to show her weakness.After a while, there are other wives and wives who are asked to come out for inspection, so why not think that Daiyu is bullying others by taking advantage of her acquaintance with the Shen family?
Thinking of this, Mrs. Liu became more and more annoyed. The old lady lived her [-]th birthday, and everyone in the house was cautious not to make a single mistake. Unexpectedly, it was the people he invited through the post to make a fuss.
Mrs. Li turned pale: "It's because I've been too lenient towards her that she is so competitive. Please forgive her this time, grandma. I will definitely discipline her strictly when I go back."
Mrs. Liu looked at Daiyu calmly, and found that the little girl had gone to comfort her mother. She secretly praised her, and said to Mrs. Li: "Mrs. Li apologized to me, is it the wrong person? Obviously Miss Li said It was Yuer who cursed, and it was Yuer who cursed."
Is this not saving any face for my mother and daughter?Mrs. Li looked at Mrs. Liu in disbelief: Even if everyone in Beijing knew how Shen Xin went to the Imperial College for Shen Yue to stand up for Shen Yue, some people still think that it was all for outsiders to see—who can treat their nephew better than themselves Son go?
What's more, Liu Shi is different from Shen Xin, as an uncle, he may want to teach his nephew well, so that he can watch and help his son in the future.But as an aunt, isn't she afraid that her future niece and daughter-in-law will get along with the old lady and wife for a long time and will steal the limelight from her future daughter-in-law?
Mrs. Li looked at Mrs. Liu's serious eyes, confirmed that she was really not acting, and felt disheartened: she was a lowly child in these powerful families every day, and after thinking about flattery, she still couldn't match her in-laws .
Come on, the situation is stronger than people.Mrs. Li also smiled at Jia Min: "It's the little girl who is ignorant and offended Miss Lin. I also ask Mrs. Lin to forgive her this time for her young and ignorant sake." After finishing speaking, she pushed her daughter forcibly Make an apology to Daiyu.
How could Miss Li be willing to bow her head to Daiyu?No matter how Mrs. Li pushed her, she just lowered her head and just wiped away her tears, but she didn't say a word of apology.Mrs. Liu took Daiyu into her arms, and asked her softly that she was annoyed, and told her not to take it to heart, without even glancing at Miss Li, so that Mrs. Li, who was still thinking about Shen Chao, was upset. Most of them died.
"Grandmother, Grandpa sent someone to invite the girl." A girl hurried up to Mrs. Liu, and whispered to Mrs. Liu: "Grandfather asked the slaves to tell Mrs. Lin that you don't need to care about your tongue. Young masters are all blessed, and they won't be offended by other people's momentary jealousy. Let Mrs. Lin entertain guests well, and don't neglect her because she is angry."
It took so long, Xueshi Shen, who was hiding quietly in the inner study, already knew about the lawsuit here, and Mrs. Li wanted to strangle her daughter to death: Xueshi Shen had already lived in seclusion, let alone a female family member. Tongue, is what the children and grandchildren have with others outside, do you think the old man will come out and say a word?It is enough for Shen Shangshu and Shen Xin to deal with it.
It happened that such an old man with almost no sense of existence wanted to invite Daiyu to come over at this time, and even comforted Jia Min.Even Miss Li, who is malicious, would not think that Bachelor Shen is going to ask Daiyu to reprimand her!
When Jia Min heard this, she felt proud, and bowed lightly to the girl, as if she had received the old master's training.Daiyu was a little embarrassed: "The old lady asked me to entertain all the girls."
The girl then smiled at her and said, "Grandpa just wanted to comfort the girl with a few words to comfort the girl, because she was afraid that she would be sad. I think the girl will come back soon."
Forget it, even Mrs. Liu felt that as long as this girl passed on the words of Grandpa Cai, it would be enough for Mrs. Li and the girls present to figure out whether the matter could be passed on from her own mouth, let alone specifically pointing out that she wanted to comfort Daiyu?As long as the grandfather knows about this, it is enough to make Mrs. Li's legs tremble, her eyes glazed over.
Daiyu smiled when she heard this, took Mu Wan's hand, and begged with a smile: "Please ask my sister to greet me for a while."It made Mrs. Liu feel regretful, that this guy who has been calming things down just now is a generalist, but it is a pity that he has no destiny with his son.
Mrs. Li has long been neglected by everyone and can't find a place to hide. After waiting for the girls to linger in front of their favorite flowers under Mu Wan's call, she shyly said to Mrs. Liu: "Please give me a gift from Grandma." Let the little girl wash up for a while." At this moment, even though he gritted his teeth, he didn't dare to say to go first, and he could only discuss everything with the master after returning home.
Mrs. Liu fulfilled this request, but she only let the girl take their mother and daughter to their own convenience, and he and Jia Min joined hands to return to the main room.The two of them left their seats in a hurry with Mrs. Li, everyone was watching, and soon there was faint crying, except for the old lady and Mrs. throat?
Now seeing them enter the door with calm expressions and smiles, but Mrs. Li who went out together was nowhere to be seen. Everyone's worried hearts were put back in their stomachs, and the curiosity to know what happened was aroused again.
Curiosity is curiosity, but everyone still gossips as if nothing happened, and no one asks what happened to the two of them without opening their eyes.Mrs. Shen secretly glanced at her daughter-in-law, knowing that the matter had calmed down, she continued to flatter her mother-in-law, doing everything without worrying about it.
Daiyu instead reviewed what she had just done to Xueshi Shen: "It's fine if she only blames me, but also Brother Ai. Grandpa thinks that Yu'er is bullying others?"
Shen Xueshi listened to her telling the story in a small mouth without any increase or decrease, and asked in a good mood: "If you are reasonable, why don't you fight if you have the power? The situation will not let you fight." What's more, today I can take advantage of you to take that kid into the army again.
Daiyu's small face still collapsed: "It's fine if you don't mention it. Miss Li said in front of so many people today that I have an engagement with Brother Ai. From now on, Yu'er may not be able to go to the house to give to the old lady, Aunt Madam, please greet me." It turned out that there was another reason for the little girl's uneasiness.
Shen Xueshi smiled nonchalantly: "You just come to pay your respects during the day, isn't Yue'er going to the Imperial College during the day?"
That's okay too?Daiyu could hardly believe that these were the words spoken by Xueshi Shen.She couldn't help asking: "Even if others say, don't you care?"
Xueshi Shen met the little girl's bright eyes with a smile: "With today's incident, I guarantee that no one will dare to make irresponsible remarks in front of you." If Daiyu is weaker today, those words will only increase in the future .But today, she left Miss Li speechless. People who are officials in Beijing should think about it. This little girl can give their girls articulate, and they should teach their daughters what to say next time. Words should not be said.
Seeing that the little girl was still a little puzzled, the old man explained to her kindly: "There are many people in the world who bully the weak and fear the strong. You can stand on your own. If others can't take advantage of you, don't dare to say anything. Besides, those people talk a lot. , more because you want to create a rift between your family and you. Today your aunt has already stated the position of the family, and they have nothing to criticize, so naturally they will not say more." I also stood up clearly ?
Daiyu nodded thoughtfully: "As long as the family trusts, outsiders can say whatever they say, but what does Grandpa mean?"
Xueshi Shen nodded with a smile, and said to Daiyu: "Go, don't those little girls still need you to greet them?" Daiyu obediently retreated.Xueshi Shen turned to the inner room and asked with a smile: "You can rest assured now? Yu'er is not someone who has nothing to say, nor is it someone who can be easily fooled."
Shen Yue came out from the inner room, and said thousand to Xueshi Shen: "Thank you, Grandpa, for your understanding."
I also want to know, Xueshi Shen is a person who can't hide from the quiet, how can he keep watching what happened in the old lady's yard all the time?It's not that Shen Yue arranged for people to pay more attention because he was afraid that people would talk too much and make Daiyu listen too carefully.
Thanks to this arrangement, as soon as Miss Li said something rude, someone had quietly reported it to Shen Yue's ear.How can Shen Yue still sit still?He was also afraid that Daiyu would suffer losses, that Mrs. Liu would rest in peace, and that Daiyu would lose the old lady's favor.After much deliberation, the only one who can save the situation is Shen Xueshi, why don't you just run around and beg the old man to come forward?
With Xueshi Shen's heart, Mrs. Liu will definitely be able to distinguish who is inside and who is outside when it comes to such issues. If Shen Yue can't help but care about it, he will be in chaos. After grinding and grinding, Xueshi Shen personally sent someone to pick up Daiyu to comfort her.
However, Xueshi Shen didn't get nothing. He smiled and said to Shen Yue: "Your father made some mistakes back then, Yu'er is able to stand up to things." will not fall.But Chao'er's daughter-in-law must be chosen more carefully.Alas, it's not easy for a great-granddaughter-in-law to worry, it's too good to be a worry.
Shen Yue didn't know the troubles of Shen Xueshi's freshman, and had other thoughts in his mind.He felt that if he or Lin Ruhai were like Bachelor Shen, they would be admired by everyone without saying anything, and Daiyu wouldn't even listen to today's gossip.It can be seen that I still haven't worked hard enough.
A sense of pride rose in Shen Yue's heart: Isn't it just to be an official?Who is afraid of whom!I still don't believe it, with the current situation of the Shen family, and the convenience of my starting point being higher than others, I can't beat these old-fashioned ancients!
"If you trouble Grandpa today, your grandson will study well and improve, and will not trouble Grandpa any more." Shen Yue said firmly, he believed that Bachelor Shen would understand what he didn't say.
Shen Xueshi originally wanted to persuade Shen Yue through the matter of Daiyu, but now he didn't feel surprised to hear him say that, instead he made fun of Shen Yue: "If you care about it, it will cause chaos, or is it something glorious?" Said Shen Yue retreated in embarrassment.
As Xueshi Shen said, the rest of the banquet was filled with laughter and no one dared to make trouble.At the end of the day, there was another family banquet, and even the four Lin family members from Gusu stayed, and Lin Ruhai's family did not leave even one person.
They are all considered a family, and there are two casual tables, separated by a screen.First, the children and grandchildren toast together to wish the old lady a blessing like the East China Sea, and then the younger generations celebrate the old lady's birthday respectively.After everyone had a good time, they went back to their homes to rest before the curfew.
In the following days, because the four people from Gusu were going to Enke, the Shen and Lin families also became a little nervous.Mrs. Shen let people know about Jia Min, just care about it appropriately, don't have to worry about everything, and save money to raise kindness and fight rice to raise hatred.
Jia Min was still a little apprehensive at first, afraid that Lin Ruhai would think that he was not dedicated to his clansmen.After discussing with Lin Ruhai, I found out that the reason why the old lady arranged those four people in her house was purely for the consideration of her master, how could she not be grateful?And thinking that there is nothing to repay, I can only raise my daughter well, and honor the old lady in the future.
On the other hand, Shen Ren felt extremely guilty because he failed to go back home to celebrate the old lady's birthday, and because Brother Ne was too young to make the trek, even Fang's family did not return to Beijing. The wife is too filial.Every time, Shen Yue gave Shen Ren's letter to the old lady to read, and then went to provoke Mrs. Shen: "The second master only cares about the old lady, and he doesn't care about the wife at all."
It's fine if you provoke behind your back, but if you want to say these things in front of Mrs. Shen, why don't you just invite the old lady and Mrs. Shen to scold him once and punish him again?So even in Shen Xin's letter to Shen Ren, he had to mention one sentence: You have given birth to a good son who is good at acting.
Not to mention that Shen Xinxin wanted to complain to his younger brother, even Shen Chao couldn't take it anymore.Originally, his academic performance was similar to Shen Yue's, but Shen Yue had already passed the scholar exam, but he would not be able to take the exam until September, so Xueshi Shen put him with the four students who were admitted to Jinshi during the day, so that he could feel it in advance Exam atmosphere.
How can the examination of Jinshi and the examination of scholar be considered on the same level?Seeing other people's heads hanging sharply, Shen Chao, who hadn't felt nervous before, became more nervous than ever before.Every day when Shen Yue came back from the Imperial College, he would ask him: "Is it really that difficult? Do you really have to avoid so much?"
Brother, the style of writing in Beijing is not as prosperous as that of Jiangnan, and the level of scholars is also worse than that of Jiangnan.Those few people rushed all the way from the south of the Yangtze River. I heard that the ranking is not low. They are rushing not to be like wives, okay?Besides, the exam is Jinshi, you are a scholar, and the content is different. This is the test of your heart by the grandfather, do you know that?
Shen Yue's heart was full of galloping horses, and seeing that Shen Chao was so nervous, he didn't get into trouble, and reassured him: "A scholar can just answer casually. Now you are at the same level as me, are you afraid that you will fail the exam?"
Just because he was afraid that he would fail the exam, Shen Chao had an expression on his face that you were teasing me.Shen Yue had no choice but to divert his attention with other things: "I heard from Yu'er that my aunt asked her to see another girl, why don't you go out and inquire about it yourself?"
Shen Chao looked at him like an idiot: "Which girls can be found out on the street?" If it was so easy, why did the mother let Yu'er contact those girls to check her character?
This time it was Shen Yue who rolled his eyes: "Which girl doesn't have a brother? There are always similarities between brothers and sisters before. You can see how their brothers grow up, and you can know that they are almost the same."
Shen Chao couldn't help but be fooled: "Didn't Yu'er know how to draw portraits? Didn't you tell her to draw it quietly for me to see? Why bother."
Shen Yue had already smirked: "Okay, you actually have the idea of spying on other women's family members, and see if I don't tell him when I pick up my uncle from the yamen later." An angry Shen Chao came up to beat him, and the two laughed all the way To Wanhui Courtyard.
In this way, while someone was pressurizing, while someone was making jokes, Shen Chao's life was in dire straits, but Shen Yue was making him scratch his ears and cheeks every day as if he was watching a play.Who still pays attention to the sudden transfer of a doctor in the Ministry of Rites?Even in Beijing, no one cared. They only thought that Li Langzhong had attracted the eyes of a saint, and they saw him as an old man appointed by the Supreme Emperor, so they didn't push him to the end.
Shen Yue didn't care if he didn't see Shen Chao after school that day, he washed himself and went to greet the old lady.As soon as she saluted and stood up, the old lady smiled and said to him: "There is a problem here, you can solve it for me." After speaking, she handed him a bright red invitation card.
Shen Yue opened it and found out that it belonged to the general's mansion, and it was also for celebrating the birthday of the old lady in their mansion, Jiamu.It turns out that the days have already arrived in August, and the original book does not say that Jiamu's birthday is on the third day of August.Fortunately, this year is not Mother Jia's whole birthday, and the invitation only said to invite the Shen family to come on the third day of junior high school.
"It's bad." This was Shen Yue's first feeling. After all, the mother is over seventy years old. If Jia Min, a married woman, is not in Beijing, it's fine. Now that she has returned to Beijing, outsiders don't know that she and Jia Mu Why did the rift between them arise? If you don't pay homage to Jiamu's birthday, just wait for someone to point out her spine.
What's worse is that there is no reason for Daiyu not to show up this time - if she can pay respects to old lady Shen, why can't she pay respects to her own grandmother?There is no reason to go to the sky.
Now Mrs. Shen entrusts all the housework to Mrs. Liu, and she takes care of her mother-in-law every day.Now I also watched Shen Yue frowning and grinning amusedly: "What kind of regulations is it? Let the old lady consider it."
Shen Yue smiled wryly: "It should have been caused by the old lady posting a post to the Second Mistress Lian of their house during her birthday. If you want me to say that our two families have no friendship at all, but because of my teacher's wife, I occasionally get along with General Jia. One room, one room, two. It’s better to send someone a gift, just say that someone in our family will take the exam this year, and that’s it.”
Even the four candidates of the Lin family asked him to speak out, this thought was beyond his imagination.The old lady and Mrs. Shen looked at each other and smiled: "That's very good. You have to explain something to your teacher's wife."
Even if the old lady didn't say anything, Shen Yue couldn't stay at home anymore. Hearing this, he hurriedly bid farewell to the old lady, ordered the car to be prepared and came to Lin's mansion.He was used to coming and going, and when the servants saw him walking towards the inner courtyard, they had already reported him in.
Brother Kuan picked it up naturally, and complained to him as soon as we met: "Brother, ask someone to make me some more balls, it's too careless to kick, it will break after a few hits."
Kid, did you hit it a few times?As far as Shen Yue knew, this kid had nothing to do with bringing his little ones to harm the grass in the garden. He was envious of Daiyu, and had already asked him several times about the progress of the little balls.But now is not the time to argue with Brother Kuan, Shen Yue agreed to his request unconditionally: "It just so happens that I have someone try to make small balls for your sister, and let them make them for you as well."
"Simply make a few more, and you won't be able to find anyone when the time comes." The child knows when he will be satisfied when he pushes forward, and he is not willing to let go of the opportunity at all: "Brother Yan broke his own game and asked someone to come and talk to him." I borrow it, and I can't say I won't lend it to him."
Knowing that the two of you are on the same page, I really don’t need to tell myself.Shen Yue said helplessly: "If you have a share, you have his share. In two days, the weather will get colder and colder, but you are not allowed to kick for a long time. When you sweat and let the cold wind blow, you are most likely to catch a cold."
Daiyu was already waiting in the corridor, seeing the two of them talking and laughing, she stepped forward to salute Shen Yue: "Brother Ai is here at this time, can you have dinner in the mansion?"
Only then did Shen Yue feel hungry, and he said a little embarrassedly: "It's really useless to tell my teacher about something. Are you available?"
Daiyu laughed: "What time is it, why are you in such a hurry?" She turned around and told Xueou to let Shen Yue eat from the kitchen.Lin Ruhai heard that Shen Yue hadn't eaten yet, and reprimanded him, "What's the big deal that made you ignore your own body? Your parents are not around, so you should take better care of yourself."
Shen Yue apologized to Lin Ruhai with a smile on his face, and then asked: "When will Master's wife go to the General's Mansion?"
It turns out that this is why I came here in a hurry.Jia Min's face was a little troubled: "But the general's mansion sent the post to your mansion?"
Shen Yue didn't hide it from her: "Exactly. Since there are still candidates at home, my aunt may not be able to spare time, so I have to ask my teacher's wife to be considerate."
Jia Min knew exactly what her natal family was like. If it wasn't for the fact that Wang Xifeng knew how to protect her that day, Old Mrs. Shen would not have said such a word of understanding.That's fine, I heard that Lian'er has done a pretty good job in the household department, and this has already inherited the favor of the Shen family.
"Even I can only sit on the third day of junior high school, and I have to arrange the test basket and other things for a few clansmen." Jia Min felt that it was a perfect reason for the clansmen to come to Beijing to take the exam.If the Shen family can use it, she will be defenseless if she uses it.
"That's good." Shen Yue breathed a sigh of relief, making Jia Min even more embarrassed, feeling that he was really confused before, otherwise he wouldn't let a child worry about him to this extent.Fortunately, Shen Yue grew up under her watch, so she didn't feel very shameless. Seeing that the kitchen brought it up, she tried to get Shen Yue to use it quickly.
Even if he was worried about Daiyu, Shen Yue couldn't say anything about not letting Daiyu go to the general's mansion in front of Jia Min.To Shang Lin Ruhai, there was no pressure: "Why don't I go there that day, or that Jia Baoyu loves to hang out in the inner circle, what should I do if I bump into Yu'er?"
Prospects?Lin Ruhai's teeth were itchy: "If you're just messing around, how embarrassed is he not to entertain the guests? There are only a few men in the house, how can Lian'er come here because of his busy schedule?"
Shen Yue felt that Lin Ruhai was taking it for granted, and after thinking about it, Brother Kuan was more reliable.In order to give brother Kuan a little favor so that he could protect Daiyu that day, Shen Yue asked Lin Ruhai a question: "Brother Kuan is also three years old, why hasn't the master named him yet?"
Lin Ruhai then took out a piece of paper from the desk drawer: "I've thought about it for a while, but unfortunately I can't decide for a while. Just wait and see, if it can be decided, when they pass the exam and return to their hometown to worship their ancestors, they can invite It's recorded in the family tree."
It turns out that you and Shen Ren cherish each other like this.Shen Yue felt that if people were sympathetic with each other, they really had to behave in the same way. Shen Ren had to think about the name himself, and Lin Ruhai had to choose the name himself after thinking about the name.The two acted so similarly!
"It's up to Mr. to decide for himself. If you can't do it, ask Mrs. Kuan, even Brother Kuan himself. I don't know how to name people. That day, Brother Wen almost called Shen Jiu." You really don't know about this. ?
Lin Ruhai glanced at him with a half-smile, put the piece of paper away, and said to Shen Yue: "I heard that you are making a lot of noise in the mansion these days? Enke is opened this year, and it will be empty for two years next year and the year after. The year is coming to the year of the Grand Competition. If Shen Chao wins a scholar this year, maybe your uncle will let him Qiu Wei next year, what are you thinking?"
"I'm two years younger than my elder brother!" Shen Yue felt that his good days were dwindling: "A 15-year-old Juren is already a young talent, 13 years old, forget it." What should you do if you win a Juren? Let me take the Jinshi exam, thinking about the goal set by Lin Ruhai, Shen Yue's whole body will be bad.
Lin Ruhai shook his head disapprovingly: "Back then, your father and your uncle won high school in the same year, and it was a good story in Beijing. Presumably your parents would also like your brother to continue the reputation of Shen Jiaerlang who can study."
"Then what if you don't win?" Shen Yue felt that he could fight for it.Lin Ruhai won't be fooled by that: "Then don't say you are my student, and don't visit the door every day." I can't cure you yet.
Shen Yue had no choice but to study hard after returning home.On the third day of junior high school, I didn't dare to ask for leave at all, so I had to wait until after school before going to the Lin Mansion to inquire about the news.
This time, Jia Min brought both children with her. Seeing Brother Kuan holding her sister's hand tightly with a tense face, she thought he remembered the unpleasant experience of going to the General's Mansion last time, and touched his chubby little face. : "Don't be afraid, not only we have other guests today, but my grandmother is also recovering from her illness, so she won't cry anymore."
Brother Kuan didn't let go because of these words, and moved his body closer to his sister. Jia Min nodded helplessly, and said to Daiyu, "Go and follow your second sister."
Daiyu also heard some private matters in the back house from Mammy Gu in the past few days, so she nodded obediently.They arrived earlier than the average visitor, but much later than the close mother and daughter.After such a time, Jia Min didn't feel that he was neglecting, even Lin Ruhai agreed.
This time Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng greeted the second gate together, so Jia Min was not flattered: Jia Zheng has not been reinstated in the Yamen, and Mrs. Wang can think of what she is doing with her toes.
There were already other guests in the Hall of Honor. Mrs. Wang waited for Jia Min's mother and son to pay their respects to Jia's mother and introduced her to her: "This is my sister. She came to Beijing some time ago. You should have seen her."
Jia Min smiled and nodded to Aunt Xue, and didn't mean to take the initiative to salute just because she was younger than Aunt Xue.Even though Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue were uncomfortable, Aunt Xue, whose daughter pulled her sleeves, still stood up and saluted Jia Min.Jia Min turned slightly to avoid it: "Mrs. Xue, please sit down. We are all the same guests, so you don't have to be polite."
Mother Jia hasn't seen Jia Min visiting these days, how can she not know that her daughter is completely separated from her?Just when it was time to redeem, regardless of Madam Wang's expression, he smiled and waved to Daiyu, asking her to sit beside him.
Daiyu looked at Jia Min, and did not refuse the old lady's overtures, but also answered her questions one by one.Seeing her granddaughter talking freely, Jia's mother didn't know what it was like, and said to Jia Min: "You have raised your children very well, and you can compare with their sisters."
Over there, when Xichun saw Brother Kuan, she dragged him along and murmured and didn't know what to say. When Jia Mu mentioned the sisters, she only looked up and then continued talking to Brother Kuan.Yingchun has been to the Lin Mansion several times with Wang Xifeng, and also went to other people's houses to participate in flower festivals with Daiyu, and she just smiled when she heard this.
Tanchun has always been the top sister among the sisters. He just smiled when he heard Jia Mu's words: "The old lady will look down on us sisters when she sees Sister Lin. It's a pity that we do our filial piety in front of the old lady every day."
Now Jia Min doesn't look down on any of the people in the second room. When she heard her talk, she glanced at the little girl, and felt that she was an adult and couldn't care less about a child.Brother Kuan didn't have such scruples: "This sister hasn't heard the words of her relative Yuan Laixiang?" After finishing speaking, Xichun pulled her over and continued the conversation between the two.
With such a nonsensical sentence, Tanchun walked away before he could figure out how to reply, unable to get up or down.Daiyu took the opportunity to stand up beside Yingchun, took her hand and smiled at Jia Mu, "I don't dare to take my grandmother's praise. I went out with my second sister as a guest, and my second sister can't compare to her."
Seeing that Yingchun was also holding Daiyu's hand with a smile, Jia's mother felt that this granddaughter was not like the Muna in her previous impression. Beside Yingchun, no longer go back to Jiamu's side.
There was another rush of footsteps outside, and the girls replied with a smile: "Baoyu is here." Everyone in Jia's family took it for granted, but those in Lin's family felt it was inconceivable.Brother Kuan left Xichun all of a sudden, and stood next to Daiyu in a daze, making Xichun who followed him puzzled: "You haven't finished talking, sure enough, in a few days, sister Lin will have balls at her place too? "
La Daiyu came again: "Good sister, if you really got it, please tell me, I will play with my sister."
Jia Baoyu on the other end had already been greeted by Jia Mu, and he caught sight of the elder sister whom he had seen last time. He smiled and went up to say hello to Aunt Xue, and then said to Xue Baochai, "When did Sister Bao come here? If I say it, I really have neglected my sister." As he spoke, he bowed to Xue Baochai.
You are indeed negligent, but it is not Aunt Xue who is negligent.Even Jia's mother couldn't hold back her face: "Baoyu, why haven't you seen your aunt?"
It was only then that Jia Baoyu realized that there was a younger woman sitting on top of Aunt Xue. She had a calm face and calm eyes, but he didn't dare to get close to her.He stood up flustered for a while, saluted Jia Min and said, "I have seen my aunt, please greet my aunt."
"What a sensible child." Jia Min asked him to get up, and smiled at Jia's mother. If the word "zhili" hadn't been bitten so hard, Jia's mother would feel more sincere.It's just that Jia Baoyu was rude first, and Jia's mother and Jia Min couldn't care about it. They only thought that she really praised her nephew, and asked Jia Baoyu to see her cousin and cousin.
Just now when Jia Baoyu came in, Daiyu intentionally hid her body behind Yingchun, and Brother Kuan even stood in front of her sister.Xichun, who didn't know what to do, followed suit and stood on the other side of Daiyu.
Jia Baoyu knew that he was impolite when he hit up a conversation with his peers without seeing his elders just now, and he was willing to make up for it by meeting his cousins, and turned around with a smile to see who was the cousin from the aunt's family, who might be comparable in appearance to the sisters at home?
I didn't want this glance to feel very familiar, as if I had seen it somewhere before.Jia Baoyu thought about it carefully, but he didn't remember when he had seen Daiyu, so he leaned forward and greeted him first: "Hi sister, I have met my sister before, but I forgot where I met her, do you remember?" ?”
Jia Min's brows were already furrowed, and Mother Jia wanted to say something funny to see if Jia Min's expression remained silent.Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue looked no better than Jia Min, and even Xue Baochai tightened her handkerchief.
Brother Kuan saw that this cousin was about to get close to his sister, and he took a step forward: "Cousin, you are going to step on me." Then he turned his head and asked Xichun suspiciously: "Who is this cousin?" Don't you have dementia?"
Xichun was a little puzzled: "Second elder brother is sometimes in a daze, but I haven't heard of dementia."
Brother Kuan shook his head disapprovingly:
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