Miss Lin Family of the Red Chamber

"Young master, there is a young master surnamed Yan visiting from outside the house. He said he is your friend."

The servant's announcement interrupted the family's warm conversation. When they heard someone visiting, the family's eyes were all focused on Meng Zhou, obviously curious about the so-called friends of Meng Zhou.

"Hey, it should be my son's friend, but my son doesn't know why he came to visit today. My son didn't tell outsiders that today is my father's birthday."

The implication is that he didn't invite others to celebrate Lin Ruhai's birthday, nor did he reveal Lin Ruhai's birthday, but he didn't know how others knew.

"Since you are here as a guest, you should invite Mr. Yan to come in first."

Lin Ruhai is not a pedantic person either, although he doesn't entertain guests, but since the guests come to the door, he has to welcome them.

When Meng Yan heard about Yan's son, Meng Yan couldn't help but think of Yan Chengze. She remembered that Meng Zhou had said that Yan Chengze was Master Yan's grandson. Could it be that Yan Chengze really came.

Although she was not sure, Meng Yan still didn't dare to take risks.She knew that her identity might have been exposed long ago. After all, the fourth prince knew that she was related to the Zhang family and would definitely check her identity. It would not be surprising if the fourth prince knew that Yan Chengze was the fourth prince's cousin; intend to meet him.As long as Yan Chengze exposes her rescue of the fourth prince without a formal meeting at the Lin family, the fourth prince has no excuse to get involved with the Lin family.

Yan Chengze is a member of the fourth prince, and being related to him is not the same as having a relationship with the fourth prince.Meng Zhou's status as Master Yan's disciple is obvious, and others can't say anything; but she is different, if others know that she saved the fourth prince, the Lin family will be in the fourth prince's boat in the eyes of others.

Her cheap father is the emperor's confidant, and the emperor seems to have many years to live. Her father can't stand in line, or it's far from the time to stand in line.

Meng Yan got up to leave while Meng Zhou was going to greet him.

"Father, mother and daughter will take my younger sister down first."

Men and women have different seats at the age of seven, and she has already reached the age of seven, so naturally she can't meet with strangers casually.

"Well, you take your sister down first, and mother will send some snacks over."

"Yes."

Meng Yan hugged Daiyu from the nurse's arms and left.

After a while, I saw Meng Zhou leading a boy about seventeen or eighteen years old in. From a distance, he saw that the boy was tall and slender, not like an ordinary scholar. When he got closer, he saw that the boy's face was like a sculpture, and his facial features were distinct, handsome and beautiful. , slanting eyebrows into the temples, eyes like stars, nose like hanging gall, lips like fat; the gentle eyes dissolve the heroic spirit between the brows, and the slightly raised corners of the mouth make the whole temperament gentle and elegant with a scholarly air.

After Yan Zecheng entered the room, his gaze swept across the room without a trace, but he averted his gaze when he saw Lin Ruhai and Meng Shi when he didn't want to.Meng Zhou didn't notice Yan Chengze's scrutiny. He introduced Yan Chengze to Lin Ruhai and Meng Shi.

"Father, mother, this is Mr. Yan Chengze, the good friend of Yan Shanzhang's grandson and son of Minglu Academy."

"Chengze met Master Lin and Mrs. Lin."

"Quickly, please sit down. Since Mr. Yan is Zhou'er's friend, you don't have to be polite to call him uncle." Seeing Yan Chengze, Lin Ruhai was very satisfied with the first impression, and was very satisfied with the friends his son had made.

"Uncle Lin called my nephew Qinghe. I just learned that today is Uncle Lin's birthday. My nephew came here uninvited and thanked my uncle for his innocence. My nephew prepared a little courtesy and respected my uncle so don't dislike him."

Yan Chengze was the one who hit the snake with the stick. Naturally, his nephew called him Uncle Lin Ruhai. Although he was a little familiar, his natural demeanor and calm tone were easy to accept.

"How can a good nephew and a caring uncle despise..."

Because Yan Chengze is the grandson of Master Yan, Meng Zhou studied at Minglu Academy because Meng Zhou and Lin Ruhai were willing to show some kindness to Yan Chengze.

So one wanted to make friends and the other was willing to make friends. Yan Chengze and Lin Ruhai chatted quickly. It was obvious that the two chatted speculatively and happily, and Meng Zhou also interjected from time to time.

Whether it was overt or secret testing of Lin Ruhai, they didn't find out whether Yan Chengze had other purposes in coming to the Lin residence. It seemed that Yan Chengze was purely here to celebrate the birthday of his friend's father.

In fact, Lin Ruhai had suspicions from the moment he met Yan Chengze. Although his son Meng Zhou was smart, he was only seven years old. Yan Chengze was ten years older than Meng Zhou, so why did he become friends with Meng Zhou? The boat had other purposes; but Lin Ruhai had no choice but to hold it down for the time being if he didn't come out.

Meng Yan brought Daiyu back to the Feiluan Pavilion, perhaps because Meng Yan had given Daiyu wood spiritual energy, so Daiyu liked to be with Meng Yan very much. Luan Pavilion lives with Meng Yan.

These days, the Meng family has taken good care of Daiyu, and Meng Yan has fed Daiyu Lingquan Daiyu's body is obviously much better than before. Although she still looks a little thin, she is no longer sickly and weak. Even Doctor Tang said that Master Dai's health has gradually improved, which made Lin Ruhai more satisfied with Meng Shi.

Although Meng Yan avoided Feiluan Pavilion, she told Hongxiao to pay attention to the front yard. She already knew that it was Yan Chengze.

Meng Yan was surprised by Yan Chengze's arrival. Although Meng Zhou mentioned that he and Yan Chengze were good friends, Meng Yan still had doubts about their friendship.

It would be understandable if the 17-year-old Meng Zhou met the 27-year-old Yan Chengze and became bosom friends, but the seven-year-old Meng Zhou and the seventeen-year-old Yan Chengze, even though Meng Zhou was a fake child wearing a child's skin, except for Meng Zhou In anyone's eyes, Meng Zhou is just a seven-year-old child, a child and a teenager's friendship.

So Meng Yan suspected Yan Chengze just like Lin Ruhai did, and suspected that he approached Meng Zhou for some other purpose.It's just that Meng Yan knew that Yan Chengze belonged to the fourth prince and Lin Ruhai didn't think about it for the time being. Meng Yan suspected that Yan Chengze's approach to Meng Zhou was just to use Meng Zhou to get close to Lin Ruhai in order to find ways to win Lin Ruhai for the fourth prince.

"Sister, eat." Seeing that Meng Yan frowned, Daiyu didn't know what she was thinking, and the little jade girl also frowned slightly, worrying. In order to let Meng Yan notice her, she picked up the new snack brought by the servant girl and handed it to Meng Yan. Yan mouth.

Meng Yan came back to her senses and lowered her head to see the little man's slender hand holding the dim sum. She smiled brightly and took a bite along the small hand: "The dim sum that Yu'er took is delicious. Sister, thank you Yu'er. Come, Yu'er will eat too."

Meng Yan also fed Daiyu a piece of soft and easy-to-cook snack: "My sister doesn't like Yu'er frowning, and I hope Yu'er will be happy in the future."

Thinking of the way Daiyu frowned just now, Meng Yan couldn't help but think of Cao Xueqin's description of Sister Lin in the Red Mansion: "Two eyebrows that seem to be frowning but not frowning, and a pair of eyes that seem to be happy but not happy. The posture is full of worry, and the whole body is charming. Illness. Tears a little bit, panting slightly. Quietness is like a beautiful flower shining in the water, action is like a weak willow supporting the wind. The heart is more open than the dry, and the disease is like Xizi's three points."

Although sister Lin like that is very weak and beautiful, she is very pitiful, but now Daiyu is her own sister Meng Yan does not want to make Daiyu look weak and sick at all, she hopes that Daiyu can be happy and healthy of.And now Daiyu is being raised under Meng's knees. If Daiyu was raised like Cao Xueqin wrote, people who don't know would think that Meng's wronged Daiyu and deliberately raised Daiyu like that.Meng Yan didn't want her mother to be accused of abusing her stepdaughter.

"Be happy, um, Yu'er knows that Yu'er will be happy in the future." Daiyu raised her eyebrows and smiled sweetly at Meng Yan. Daiyu is a very sensitive and thoughtful child even though she is only less than two years old now. Just now, Meng Yan was only slightly worried about Yan Chengze, she immediately felt Meng Yan's emotions, and she didn't know where to go in her mind.

"Well, that's right. Come and kiss me, sister..." Meng Yan hugged the little man and kissed her on the face, the little girl immediately blushed, and Meng Yan hid her face and giggled.

"My sister is a bad person... giggle..."

"Dare to say that my sister is a bad person, look at my shadowless hand..."

The two sisters were laughing in the room, and the maids and mothers outside also laughed.The master is happy that they are slaves, and they are happy when the master is happy.

It was Yan Chengze's first visit, and Minglu Academy was not far from Yangzhou City, so it was impossible for him to stay, so after Yan Chengze left in the afternoon, Meng Yan immediately went to Meng Zhou to inquire about the matter with Yan Chengze, and reminded Meng Zhou and Yan Chengze by the way identity of.

"My sister means that Qinghe approached me for a purpose? This is impossible. He made friends with me when I first came to the academy, and he didn't even know that I was my father's son. At that time, I was just a mother-in-law. A child without a father has nothing for others to plot."

Meng Zhou firmly didn't believe it, he didn't believe that Yan Chengze's relationship with him had a purpose, and he felt a little angry that Meng Yan's suspicion was an insult to the great vision of both of them.Meng Zhou is an adult in his heart. Although he doesn't have much experience in dealing with things, he is a person with a keen mind.Yan Chengze helped him a lot when he first entered the academy, and he could feel Yan Chengze's sincerity towards him.

"I didn't say that he must have any intention or purpose. I just want you to know that he is the fourth prince's cousin and the fourth prince's person. You know the importance of the position that father holds now. The meaning of the father's wooing, if the father is the emperor's confidant and can only be loyal to the emperor, if the father is wooed by some prince or if the emperor suspects that the father is wooed by others, you can imagine the consequences?"

Meng Yan believed that Meng Zhou would understand what she meant. Whether it was the scrolls she collected for Meng Zhou or Lin Ruhai's teachings to Meng Zhou, both related to the government and officialdom, Meng Zhou would not fail to understand.

Seeing that Meng Zhou was meditating and Meng Yan didn't bother him, it took a long time before Meng Zhou said, "I see, sister, don't worry, I will be careful."

"If you have any doubts, you can ask Dad, after all, I don't know much."

"Well, I will. But sister, how do you know that Yan Chengze is the fourth prince's cousin?" Meng Zhou stared at Meng Yan, he didn't know that his fellow sister knew more than him.