The Concubine of the Lin Family in the Red Chamber

After a few days, Lin Jue continued the letter, saying that Xue Pan was eating wine with others and accidentally fell into the lake.Fortunately, it's not cold today, and it wasn't frozen. It was just a little frightened, so it rested in bed for more than a month.

Lin Jue couldn't help being amused, and sent a letter to Li Yibai, laughing a lot.Li Yibai accepted the letter, twitching the corner of his mouth lightly, not taking it seriously.

This matter was just a small episode, even Baochai thought it was because Xue Pan had had too much wine, secretly rejoiced that he didn't lose his life, and tried to persuade Xue Pan not to mention it.

Lin Jue didn't want to say anything more, the matter was caused by him, after all, he gave a gift to Xue's family, saying that it was inconvenient for him to go out, so he just gave a gift to express his affection.Regardless of how moved Xue Pan was, after Lin Jue gave the gift, he put aside the matter.

It's another year of going around and around, Xue Pan is not young, and Baochai can't delay, so Aunt Xue takes advantage of the New Year's time to discuss with Mrs. Wang about Xue Pan's marriage with Tanchun.Mrs. Wang originally didn't want Tanchun to go out so early. After all, Baoyu hadn't discussed marriage yet. As a younger sister, Tanchun got married first.It's just that Aunt Xue can't hold back, Baochai is indeed a grown-up, and now I have seen two families, although they have failed, it can be seen that Aunt Xue is really anxious.

"I originally thought about staying in Tanchun for a few more years. After all, it is a girl's house, and everything is good at home. It is really difficult to serve my parents-in-law and take care of my sister-in-law when I come to my husband's house. It's just that her aunt told me several times that Pan'er is like this year. The year is getting older, it's really not good to delay any longer. The eighth day of March is a good day. Although it's a bit rushed, it's just a matter of going out from one door to another. Tanchun became Xue's wife, the old lady I miss her, and I can come here as soon as someone orders me, it’s not the same wherever I am.”

Jia Mu pondered for a moment, and said, "It's just a little bit late. Have you prepared Tanchun's dowry?"

Mrs. Wang hurriedly said: "I have been preparing since Pan'er and Tanchun exchanged the gengtie. When my sister-in-law got married, the family prepared 64 sets of dowry for her, and the land and shop are not counted. Now that Tanchun is married, it is not necessary. It’s better to go past my sister-in-law, and she is a concubine, so I decided to break it in half and buy 32 units for her. The land and shop at home are not abundant, and her two brothers are not yet married, so I didn’t add this. Ancestor is watching, is it okay?"

Mother Jia nodded. It was not easy for Mrs. Wang to take out these, so she said, "It's quite appropriate." Then she said, "Although Aunt Zhao is a bit out of tune, she is Tanchun's mother after all. I will make a small ceremony in a few days." Set a table in her room to entertain her brothers, and don't ask her to come out to show her eyes on the big day of Tanchun."

Mrs. Wang also knew what Jia Mu meant, so she nodded in agreement.

Now that Mother Jia nodded, Aunt Xue began to prepare the dowry gift and small engagement gift.Fifteen days after the appointment, Mrs. Wang posted a post to invite the female family members of acquaintances to come. After all, they were raised under the name of the aunt, but it was just a makeup to make some fun, and no one would disagree. Give the Jia family this face.

Daiyu is considered filial piety because of the New Year's Eve this year. Although filial piety has not been removed, she doesn't have to wear plain clothes. Go to Jia's house to congratulate him with a share of make-up.

First, I went inside to meet Mrs. Jiamu Wang and other elders. Jiamu hadn't seen Daiyu for a long time, so she really wanted to keep her talking for a while.It's just that there are so many guests, so Jia Mu sent Daiyu to go to the back to have a look at Tanchun.

Tanchun didn't want Daiyu to come, so he hurriedly welcomed her into the room without hesitation. Seeing that Daiyu was only wearing a fur coat and a light blue fur cape, he said with a smile, "Why are you so embarrassed?" Come here wearing these, you are always weak, don't freeze." He ordered the maid to take her hand stove and stuff it into Daiyu's arms.

Daiyu said with a smile: "Good sister, don't be so busy, today is your good day, and you are thinking about me."

Tanchun stretched out his nails dyed bright red, and tapped Daiyu's forehead, "Yu'er has always been cramped, and now she's making fun of me."

Daiyu covered her lips and smiled, and everyone laughed too, making Tanchun's face blush.

Since they hadn't seen Daiyu for a long time, the sisters let go of their restraint and chatted with Daiyu.Tanchun became calmer because he was going to be a wife, and asked a few questions about Daiyu's body with concern.

Daiyu laughed and said, "I have been taking the medicine prescribed by Master, and now I am in good health. This winter, I have not had a single illness. Master also told me that I should not always cover my thick clothes, and often walk around outside. The spirit is also refreshed. Perhaps I am used to it, but I don’t feel so cold.”

Looking at Daiyu's complexion, Tanchun looked much better than before, and said, "That's good, or every winter, I have to worry about your body."

The daughter's family is very good at home, but when she goes out, she is the daughter-in-law of others.Serving my parents-in-law at the top and flattering my sister-in-law at the bottom, even thinking about it, I find it difficult.Before Tanchun left home, he was already thinking about the life after marriage, and he couldn't help feeling sorry for him. He recalled that Daiyu lived in Jia's house in the past, at such a young age, but how difficult it was, it was quite a bit of a moment The feeling of being connected with fate made Daiyu feel more cordial.

Daiyu didn't understand Tanchun's thoughts, but she also knew that once Tanchun went out, she would not be as comfortable as playing with her little sisters at home, so she felt a little bit reluctant.

For a while, everyone was talking and laughing, and sometimes silent, and there was a bit of sadness in their hearts.In the past, I didn't realize what was going on, but now that Tanchun is about to get married, I am shocked to realize that I am already at such an age.The scene of the sisters gossiping at first is still in front of them, but at that time they still took marriage as a joke, but now they really want to go out, but they are full of reluctance and sadness.

There was silence in the room for a while, and after a while, Xi Chun could be heard sobbing softly.Others are okay, but Yingchun has the most complicated feeling in her heart, and she has such a temperament, so she can't help crying softly along with Xichun.

Daiyu tilted her head, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said with a forced smile: "Today is a good day for the third sister, brother Xue will come to make an appointment later, I will take a sneak peek later. Yes, it's better to learn from Third Sister, whether Xue's elder brother has two noses or three eyebrows, so that Third Sister can know for sure."

Xiangyun answered in a naive manner: "Why, brother Xue has two noses and three eyebrows? It's really scary, then the third sister should not marry him."

As soon as these words came out, Yingchun couldn't help laughing and crying, "Sister Daiyu is just a joke, why do you take it seriously? If it's really two noses and three eyebrows, it's still human, wouldn't it be a monster?" .”

After finishing speaking, he felt slip of the tongue, took a look at Tanchun, and was relieved to see that her face was expressionless.

Xiang Yun also patted his chest, "I was startled, I thought my third sister was going to marry a monster." Everyone laughed again, and the atmosphere turned for the better.

Just as I was talking, a maid came to report that Mother Jia would invite Tanchun and some girls to go to the front.

Tanchun hurriedly got up to tidy up his appearance, because the make-up was a little messed up from crying at first, he hurriedly repaired it again.Although she is not satisfied with this marriage, it has already been settled after all, Tanchun is not that kind of self-pitying temperament, and now she only hopes that after marriage, she can really stand on her feet.

Aunt Xue has always been merciful, but it is not easy to say whether it is a fake merciful like Mrs. Wang or a real merciful.Although Baochai has always gotten along well with her sisters, and has a reputation of being somewhat dignified, she may not be satisfied with herself.Especially since he blocked her from marrying Baoyu, it's uncertain what will happen in the future.It's that Xue Pan... the entire family knows what kind of person he is, and now they can only hope that they will be more sensible after getting married.No matter what, it is a person who has supported a family business, although he is not as warm and careless as Baoyu, after all, he still needs to be a man who can support the family.

Settling down, Tan Chunfang, surrounded by her sisters, blushed a little, and walked towards Jia Mu with the attitude of a little girl.At this time, she didn't know that Aunt Zhao only served wine in her own yard because of her brothers and sisters-in-law, and she didn't even call in the formal table. They were thrown into the firewood room and locked up, and the Zhao family were also driven out from a distance.

How to live a small Ding, and how to "send the day" and "engage" afterwards, after a set of routines, Tanchun is also a little dizzy.On the eighth day of March, Tanchun went out from the main gate of Jia's mansion, followed by 32 sets of dowry, and walked around Jia's mansion before entering Lixiangyuan.

Everyone in Jia's family only sent them to the gate of their own house, and then stopped. Even if Tanchun entered Lixiangyuan again, which is also the place of Jia's family, everyone couldn't make fun of it anymore. After all, Tanchun had already left the school. , into the "other home".

There were also a few tables of wine in Lixiangyuan in a serious manner, but there were no serious in-laws, only a group of friends Xue Pan made in Beijing came to join in the show.Aunt Xue heard in the backyard that her elder brother's family hadn't arrived, and she almost couldn't make it, she hugged Xue Baochai and cried loudly.

Tanchun was sent to the bridal chamber, with only two dowry maids by her side, Shu Cuimo, and all the girls and women in Xue's residence were summoned to Aunt Xue's order.It wasn't until Shi Shu quietly went out to inquire that Aunt Xue had fainted, and now everyone in the family was serving there, and Tan Chun, the daughter-in-law who had just entered the door, was directly left out in the cold.

Tanchun weeps secretly. It is like this at the beginning, which shows the difficulties in the future.

On the wedding day, Tanchun stayed alone in the vacant room. The next day, Grandma Xi came over, looking at the white Xipa with a very bad face.Tanchun's complexion was three points paler than that of Xipa, Xipo couldn't say anything, so she just went back to Aunt Xue to settle the matter.

Aunt Xue also knew that Xue Pan was the most filial, and because she was not comfortable the day before, she stayed outside and did not return to her room.Two days later, Tanchun and Xue Pan returned home three times to see Mrs. Wang, but they were dragged directly into the Buddhist hall by Mrs. Wang, as if they were going to be interrogated.

Tanchun didn't know what to do, so he went in and waited until Mrs. Wang's question came out. Fang was so shocked that he hurriedly explained. Although Mrs. Wang believed her, it was difficult to say how much she believed.Tanchun felt wronged, and heard that Aunt Zhao had been locked up in the firewood room for many days. She was frightened again and again, and when she returned to Lixiangyuan, she couldn't get sick.