Whose Bride in the Red Chamber
Chapter 41
When she heard that Lin Ping was visiting Le Shan Tang again, Su Yunxiu was stunned for half a cup of tea before recovering. Feeling guilty and uneasy, she never asked about the Lin Mansion in detail. The sudden visit at this moment made her feel vigilant, but if she really had something important to do, it might not be the butler who came here.Thinking of it this way, I felt relieved, and ordered my servants to lead him to the main hall, while freshening up a little.
Su Xuanyuan was reviewing his homework, and when he heard the noise from outside, he also came out. Seeing his stubborn face, Su Yunxiu sighed inwardly, but nodded in agreement.The mother and son went to the front yard hand in hand.
In the main hall, Lin Ping did not take his seat, but stood on one side with his hands down. When he saw the two people coming in, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he stepped forward to give a kiss, with a bit of respect and affection in his tone: "Lin Ping has seen you before." Madam Su, young master. Madame Ann, young master Ann."
Su Yunxiu frowned, but didn't care about the ambiguity in his words, he stretched out his hand to help, and said with a smile: "Steward Lin, you're being polite, I just don't know what's the matter of visiting today."
Lin Ping hurriedly explained the purpose of his visit with a smile, which made Su Yunxiu very surprised and also kind of indescribably funny.What kind of plans did the Lin family couple have? She originally thought that Jia Min might be a boy who spread wealth by himself, whether it was giving porridge or distributing medicine, it should be enough to deal with the current situation, but she didn't think it would be true. sent silver.Does Jia Min really have such a broad mind, or has he changed his temper?Or... helpless?
After thinking about it for a lifetime, Su Yunxiu seemed to have grasped something, and his thinking became more active.First there was Xiao Fangqing, and then Aunt Song, presumably it is not hard to find speculators in the mansion, but I don't know what kind of situation has caused Jia Min to ask Lin Ping to go through this, if there is another way Available, she would never be willing to do so.The silver pattern was neatly placed on the table, Su Yunxiu couldn't help but smiled, stood up and bowed to Lin Ping lightly, and said in a gentle voice, "I would like to express my thanks to Mrs. Lin and Miss Lin on behalf of the people in Leshan Hall. Now, please tell Steward Lin and Madam Lin that we will use all the money for relief, and there will be a gift in return in the future. Although it is not very precious, it is also a little bit of Leshantang's kindness."
Since entering the house, Su Xuan has been standing behind Su Yunxiu. Hearing this, he couldn't help laughing, but he was afraid of making a bad noise, so he lowered his head and bit his lips tightly, forming a dense row of bites. Tooth marks, but still can't suppress the smile leaking from the corners of the lips, mother's words are too funny, knowing that the woman is not willing, but she still wants to get a red brocade with a plaque, and send it to the door with gongs and drums, leaving it to others It's a good thing to be home, and if you fall into Lin's house, isn't it intentional to slap Jia Min in the face and make her feel more uncomfortable?Even, he couldn't help but wonder if it was just for this moment that his mother insisted on doing this thing of giving away the plaque.
What Su Xuan could think of, how could Lin Ping not think of it?Seeing Su Yunxiu getting up, he secretly groaned in his heart, master and master are playing games, and it is these slaves who suffer.
He didn't dare to accept the gift from the person in front of him, so Lin Ping hurriedly avoided it. With the current situation in the mansion, the future will be long. He can't say for sure how the mother and son of the Su family will be. But anyway, be polite and respectful. It's good: "Mrs. Su's words, I will tell my master exactly what I said." He didn't say whether the master was Lin Ruhai or Jia Min, it was his master after all.
After the incident, Su Yunxiu personally got up to see him to the door. Lin Ping tried to evade and even said that he didn't need it, but he was stopped by an understatement of "we are all honored guests who contribute to charity". He only praised him secretly in his heart, but he didn't stop Her movements only gave way to the right path, and she walked one step behind her, showing respect.
Sending Lin Ping away, Su Yunxiu felt relieved, and when he reached the front yard, he asked someone to go to the house to get the silver taels, seal them up and keep them on file, and then ordered a few words about giving back the plaque. Just as he was about to return to the room, he saw Qin Zijun hurried in from the outside. , couldn't help but stopped: "But what happened, I see that your spirit seems to be a little bit weak."
Qin Zijun stopped abruptly, raised his eyes and took a deep look at her. Su Yunxiu was a little worried, his lips moved, and before he could open his mouth, he strode to her side and opened the curtain for her. The curtain fell, so I had to put down my worries for the time being, and the two walked side by side to the courtyard.Stepping on the stone steps in front of the house, Qin Zijun slowed down his pace and stopped walking into the house. He only turned around and looked at the lush wisteria flowers in the small courtyard.Su Yunxiu also stopped and followed his gaze to the flower stand.Right now, the sun is warm and bright, casting golden light on the two people under the eaves. The corners of the eaves and the shadow wheel of the column dragged and landed on the body, tracing obliquely long dark marks. Light and shadow are intertwined, clearly distinct, But there is a different kind of harmony.
After watching silently for a while, Qin Zijun turned around and saw the graceful woman standing beside him, his eyes softened unconsciously, like a piece of clear jasper, gentle and timeless, all the troubles and worries before seemed to be followed by the quiet sunshine The pacification seems to have disappeared, and only the warmth is left in the atrium: "Why did you go to the front today?"
Su Yunxiu turned her head to look at him, saw that his brows and eyes were wide open, and seemed to be much more transparent, and she felt at ease, so she smiled and told him about Lin Ping's visit before, pursed her lips and smiled and said, "It's so heartfelt." , I always want to repay one or two parties."
Qin Zijun couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, and wanted to say a few words, but his eyes flickered when he met the picturesque eyebrows and smiling face, he just sighed "Zuo narrow", and said helplessly: "Tan Ning's clever ghosts, daring to be affectionate is a slap in the face You learned it here." She went to the door to send the plaque, thanks to her thinking of it.
"You are someone he admires very much." Su Yunxiu gave him a slanting glance, and there are more places to imitate and learn from you.
Although the words were not spoken, but the bright eyes filled the sentence, Qin Zijun couldn't help but rubbed his forehead and smiled: "Forget it, it's for me, Xiaosheng is here to apologize to you, so don't be really annoyed I'll be fine." After that, he cupped his hands towards her seriously, and said softly, "If that's the case, I'll be content."
However, Su Yunxiu was busy avoiding making jokes, but he never heard his self-talking words, and naturally he never noticed his evasive words, and he didn't know that after nightfall, a figure hurriedly stepped on the moonlight and left from the side door.
Shutting back and forth in the alley, Qin Zijun's footsteps were steady and fast, as if he had already grasped the place by heart, and after a while, he came to a house, and he didn't know where he could see the truth , the figure flickered, and then arrived in the courtyard.There was a lamp burning in the room, and someone was lying in front of the desk, and the posture was clearly waiting for someone to visit at night.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, the man raised his head. It was Hu Yanqing who met on the street that day. He saw clearly that it was him, and without getting up, he lazily leaned back into the chair and put his hands casually on the table. : "You are here, if you don't show up again, I want to go to your endless spring yard to find someone."
Qin Zijun's expression remained unchanged, and he didn't even pause for a moment. He leisurely poured himself a cup of tea at the table, randomly picked a similar seat and sat down, as calm as if he had never heard the previous words, which made Hu Yanqing feel depressed, I was so curious that I thought of a cat scratching non-stop, and I couldn't help but tease again: "You are so unnatural, you have caused me to sit alone until late at night, when will my Brothers and sisters and elder nephew bring them to sit together?"
Hearing his complaining and teasing words, Qin Zijun paused for a while holding the teacup, raised his head and glared at him: "You can't say this again in the future, don't ruin her reputation." Thinking of these years, From time to time, she appeared in a trance, and when she mentioned Shiquan was complicated, a bitter smile appeared on her face unconsciously: "It's late, it's already summer, how can there be any spring?" Feeling that the brown color was turning yellow like rustling autumn leaves, I suddenly lost my taste, put it lightly on the desk, and sighed softly, "That's fine, it's better to be powerless than to be involuntary."
Although the sigh was light, the sadness and helplessness fell heavily on his heart, and Hu Yanqing couldn't help sitting up straight, only to see Qin Zijun with his eyelids slightly lowered, as if he was looking down and thinking, but it made him feel that he was just sitting There, I didn't do anything, I didn't think about anything, even his expression was in a trance, making it hard to see clearly, and I secretly sighed in my heart that the fate of my old friend was too bad. I was dragged down by the family and missed it. In front of the Jinluan Hall, the white jade steps and Qingyun Ladder, but now...
Hu Yanqing only felt bitter in his heart, and complained for him. Thinking of the previous message on Feishu in the capital, he, who is open-minded and open-minded by nature, unconsciously hesitated and entangled. Those words, those things, are you really going to say them.
A pair of good friends, each with something hidden in their hearts, each thinking about something, one sitting upright with frowning eyebrows, the other sitting upright with lowered eyebrows. On the two people who faced each other but were speechless, it was said that the bean oil lamp before the case became more and more faltering and whimpering.
In such a quiet atmosphere, the deep and gentle voice was very clear: "I found you?" Qin Zijun didn't look up, and reached out to take the teacup on the table. The cool tea was smooth and the porcelain surface was a little cold. , Holding it in the palm of his hand conveyed warmth but he couldn't cover it, and it made his hand cool down. He lowered his head and took a sip. He couldn't taste the taste of the tea for a long time.
Hu Yanqing's eyebrows were furrowed even tighter, and he opened his mouth, but he couldn't open it no matter what. After deliberating over and over again, he only let out a long sigh: "Why are you doing this?"
Qin Zijun raised his head, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, smiled as warmly as spring water, and replied in a harmonious voice: "She saved me three years ago, so I didn't feel any pain. Can you still return the words that the Living Buddha gave you and me?" Remember?" Although he was asking, he didn't want his answer, so he continued on his own, "When you meet someone at ten years old, you will know how big the world is; when you meet someone at 20 years old, you will know how small the world is; at 30 years old When I meet one person, I will be as happy as I want from now on. These three people are also my destiny." At this point, Qin Zijun couldn't help but slowly shift his gaze to the outside of the house. The starry sky is bright, and tomorrow will be cloudy again, the smile on the lips becomes softer, "If she is really doomed, for me, bitterness is also sweet, I will only be grateful Out of half a grievance."
Hu Yanqing looked at him quietly, and after a while, Fang rubbed his eyebrows and smiled wryly: "When I met that day, I thought you were crazy, but now it seems that you are almost turning into a demon." If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you would have heard it From what he heard, he couldn't believe it anyway, that the most calm and hermit-like person would have such emotions, "You are like this, which makes me even more curious, what kind of person is Mrs. Meishan, who can Tell you to be so unrepentant."
Qin Zijun only smiled gently, but didn't answer.
"The tone is really tight." Hu Yanqing muttered a little, but didn't bother about it anymore, turned a serious look, and said, "Your elder brother sent me a letter a few days ago, asking you to go home for the Mid-Autumn Festival." He directly ignored those contemptuous accusations inside and outside the words, and just glanced at him worriedly, "You are really too big for your actions in Yangzhou this time. I thought it was just...they checked Getting those connections is also a right thing to do." These years, Qin Zijun has hardly had any contact with himself, and if he hadn't visited the door this time, even he would never have imagined that Mr. Wen Yu, who used to be brilliant in writing and high in ambition, would commit himself to Xiaoxiaoshan. Tang, it's just that the current trouble in Yangzhou has almost shaken up half of the officialdom, so how can someone with a heart ignore it?
Hu Yanqing's scruples and sighs, Qin Zijun's heart was also like a mirror, even before he acted, he had already guessed a little bit, returning to Beijing during the Mid-Autumn Festival, is it still expected that he still wants to see the moon and people?
"In my opinion, it will be difficult for you if you don't leave this trip." Looking at his face, Hu Yanqing couldn't help but sighed with a wry smile, "It's that...friend, I think he also knows about it It's gone." I don't know, I'm afraid I'm waiting for Zi Jun to go back and explain something, after all, Lin Ruhai who is facing me this time is a minister in an important position.Thinking of this, Hu Yanqing felt even more headache. He never imagined that a libretto and a good deed could stir up such a tumultuous turmoil. Don't secretly praise it for being great.It's just that the relationship between Liang Zi and Lin's family is getting deeper and deeper, so deep that there is no room for change.
Hearing this, Qin Zijun's face changed slightly, he rested his hand on the desk, stroked his fingers between his brows, the center of his brows was smooth and unwrinkled, but he always stroked it slowly, as if pimples had been wrung out there one after another After a while, Fang sighed softly: "Let's talk about it later."
It's already summer now, and it's unknown when this matter will end now. If it waits until then, I don't know what the situation in Beijing will be like, and I don't know if there will be many twists and turns. But seeing Qin Zijun's indifferent expression, Hu Yanqing opened his eyes. He opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.We have known each other for more than ten years, how can he not know the thoughts of old friends, he is the most gentle, but he is also the most tenacious and fierce among their friends, if not, he would not have left the mansion and Beijing so resolutely back then, even There has been no news for many years.
only now...
Hu Yanqing couldn't help feeling a little impulsive, and wanted to go to Leshantang to find Mrs. Meishan, talk about Zijun's bitterness and resentment, and talk about his wholehearted devotion. No matter how good the Shantang is, it may not be able to reach its present scale; if there is no Zijun, no matter how beautiful this Yangzhou mansion is, it may not be as good as it is today.
As an old friend for many years, Qin Zijun couldn't see his intentions, so he couldn't help but suppress his smile, stared at him solemnly, and said solemnly: "Yanqing, I understand in my heart how to deal with this matter." Hu Yanqing frowned Wrinkled, and was about to speak again, but he heard him smile and replied, "Zi is not a fish, how do you know the joy of fish?" Immediately suppressed the words that Hu Yanqing was about to utter, and looked at him for a long time with a gloomy face , finally turned into a sigh.
When Hu Yanqing couldn't help but lamented that his old friend was in the Lin Mansion and caused a lot of trouble, the atmosphere in the Lin Mansion fell to the freezing cold moon again.Lin Ping stood in the corner bitterly, as if his heart was soaked in Coptis chinensis, and he couldn't taste anything else.The person sent to the capital has already returned home quickly, and is standing on the other side at this moment. The thick stack of papers he sent is now neatly and neatly placed on the desk, but the master in front of the desk is He had been sitting peacefully on the square chair for a long time without saying a word, not even moving his fingertips, if he hadn't heard a slight gasp, he might have doubted whether the person in front of him was a person or a sculpture.
Lin Ruhai didn't know what expression to make or what to think. This time, he sent someone back to Beijing to inquire about the old people in the mansion. Although the ins and outs of Su Yunxiu's incident were not clear, the most suspicious and pointed finger was only one Jia Min.What caught his attention the most was the secret confrontation between his mother and her back then.He only thought that his mother was a little steadfast because of Jia Min's innocence, but he never thought that Jia Min would have such deep resentment in his heart.I still remember back then, her tearful humiliation, her generosity of tolerance and filial piety, made him feel sorry for him time and time again, and even if she paid her respects to her mother, she would often say good things about her, and hoped that her mother would be more understanding. I hope that the two closest women can be peaceful and warm.
Unexpectedly, really unexpected, the fact is so unbearable!
His affection is heavy, and he persuades her not to worry about her concubine or her heirs; his trust and understanding, he wants Jia Min to keep their home safe, and his mother to enjoy her old age... It is clearly written in black and white, and he is more It never occurred to me that the same meaning, when chatting like gossip at different times in a gentle and smiling tone, could turn into a sharp weapon to hurt people, which made my mother feel so sad.The mother's concession, not wanting to be seen more, became the foil of her filial piety; the mother's day and night worries became a stepping stone for her understanding.Even the death of his mother was a result of pent-up feelings. He thought it was because of Su Yunxiu that his mother was hurt and tired, but he didn't expect that Jia Min had some deep meaning behind it.
Before serving and sick bed, he only saw Jia Min's filial piety, but he never thought that every deep and shallow words were done with intention, either to poke his mother's heart, or to listen to himself.But it turned out that before he knew it, he had become such an unfilial person, helping Jia Min and defending him everywhere, but he didn't want every word and deed of his to be a scar in the eyes of his mother.
After Song's death, Zhao's heart was like stagnant water, but this time, he no longer had the energy to hold his anger, get angry, and vent endlessly. The never-before-seen cold weather, snow flakes all over the sky, and wind and frost all over the eyes, this is the bone-chilling cold that cannot be resisted even if the house is full of stoves.
The room was very quiet, and the slightest movement seemed extremely abrupt, only to hear someone outside the room speak loudly, saying that it was the nanny from the young lady's room.Lin Pinglue waited for a while, but he didn't see any action from the old man sitting there, he didn't even show a half expression, he complained even more in his heart, he tilted his head and quietly exchanged a few glances with the troubled brother, hesitated for a moment, then tiptoed out house to go.
Turning out of the outer room, she saw Wang Momo in front of the young lady waiting under the eaves. Seeing him, she hurriedly said, "Steward Lin, is the master in there? Miss thinks that the master is thinking very hard."
Lin Ping still doesn't know why she came, the young lady has always been favored, and the master pretended to be his adopted son, so he loves her like a treasure. Last year, he hired a teacher to teach the young lady to read and write. Although he doesn't know how the master thinks now, he still loves her She shouldn't have gone back privately. Wang Momo left, sighed a long time, and let out all the turbid air in her chest, then she felt a little looser: "Master is busy with business these days, please wait here for a while, I will go in and answer , it’s just that it’s hard to say whether it will be successful or not.”
Wang Momo hurriedly responded with a smile: "When the time comes, Miss, we will still talk to each other again, so as not to worry the master and wife."
Mrs?The wife at the moment, I'm afraid it's... Lin Ping didn't say anything to her in detail, he shook his head and went back to the back room, carefully explaining the reason for Wang Momo's visit, and stood respectfully in front of the case with his hands down.
Lin Ruhai was slightly taken aback, thinking it was Jia Min who had gone wrong again, but he didn't expect it to be someone from Daiyu's room, so he quickly restrained his thoughts and motioned for Lin Ping to call someone in.Lin Ping hurriedly went out knowingly, and soon led Nanny Wang back, Xu Xu said: "Miss hasn't seen the master these days, and I miss you very much. Just now, she was yelling to run to find the master, but the miss has suffered from shortness of breath these few days. I'm sick, the night is heavy, and I'm afraid it will delay the master's business, so I can't persuade him, but the young lady looks like this, I'm afraid she will get stiff again tomorrow, I don't know the master..." Just said this, but saw Lin Ping kept winking at himself, Wang Momo's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly stopped talking, how does the master think about it, and how can people comment on it now?Not to mention sending the master.Wang Momo rejoiced secretly, and looked at Lin Ping more gratefully. If the housekeeper hadn't reminded her, she might have been tabooed.It's just that although the second half of the sentence has not been uttered, the meaning inside and outside the words is very clear.
Lin Ruhai didn't seem to have thought of this. He frowned when he heard the news that Daiyu was ill again. Everyone around his daughter was good, smart and pretty. She was only one year old and could already read and write. Even Xixi Mr. Jia There are many praises, and he is even more caring and filial on weekdays. Only one thing, this body is really delicate, and he already knew how to take medicine before eating when he was young. In recent years, he has been intermittent and seldom loose. The old man has made a detailed diagnosis, saying that it is the nobleness brought about by abortion, and he is born with a cowardly air. He can only take care of it every day, but there is no other way to get rid of it.Now that I heard that she was a little sick, I was naturally worried, and couldn't help getting up and turning to the book case: "Yu'er has such a temper, how can you persuade him? Even if you really persuade her, I'm afraid she won't be able to sleep well at night." What's more, the thought of his beloved daughter's admiration also made him a little relieved, "I'll follow you to see Yu'er."
A group of people walked along the winding path all the way to the backyard.Just after turning around the Chaoshou veranda, Lin Ruhai was about to turn west and walk towards Daiyu's room, but she heard Wang Momo say loudly: "Miss is probably at Madam's place right now."
Lin Ruhai's footsteps froze suddenly, and his eyes flickered: "Oh?" Looking east, among the flowers, there was an exquisite courtyard looming, which was Jia Min's residence.Since it's her mind, why not do what she wants once?Before Grandma Wang could answer tremblingly, Lin Ruhai had already lightly brushed off the skirt of her clothes, and turned into the path to the east.
"Go back and do your work, you don't have to follow."
Lin Ping stared blankly at the back of his master striding away, couldn't help but raised his hand and wiped his forehead, obviously he didn't sweat much, but it made him feel dripping, his mind was hazy, only the understatement of the command The ringing in his ears was so deafening that he couldn't help but collapse, even the corners of his mouth collapsed, and his heart was more clear and firm than ever before: this time, the master and wife, I'm afraid it's really difficult. We are in peace.
Interrupting the movement of the servants to come forward to salute and greet, and also stopped the meaning of entering the house to communicate, Lin Ruhai walked straight into the house.As soon as he entered the room, he saw Jia Min sitting on a warm bed with his arms around Daiyu talking, one lowered his head slightly, stroking Daiyu's head with a loving expression on his face; the other raised his head slightly, and said softly Gossip, a school of admiration and innocence, a very beautiful picture of mother and daughter.Lin Ruhai had no intention of admiring it, but felt complicated.I vaguely remember back then, whenever he stepped back and came in to see her, she always had such a gentle and virtuous appearance, either adding a bit of melancholy, or adding a bit of sadness, but the only thing that remained the same was this tenderness. look.Right now, he can no longer tell which is true and which is false, and he is powerless and unwilling to argue what is true and false.
Lin Ruhai didn't know how to speak, so he coughed lightly, stepped a little harder, and saw both mother and daughter turning their heads.When Daiyu saw that it was him, she quickly wrenched herself out of Jia Min's arms, ran up to him in small steps, and politely said, "Daughter pays my respects to Daddy." , "Daddy isn't busy today? Yu'er hasn't seen Daddy for several days. She went to look for Daddy, but mother said Daddy is busy with business, and Yu'er is not allowed to disturb Daddy's work." Speaking of this, she still couldn't help Pursing her lips, she complained a few words, "Yu'er thought Daddy didn't like Yu'er anymore."
"What nonsense are you talking about? How can there be a father who doesn't love his children? He's just thinking wildly." Lin Ruhai lightly reprimanded with a smile, just in time to see a smear of golden rouge from the corner of his eyes, and he froze for a while, the expression in his eyes became a little bit darker, which was the smile at the corner of his mouth It was a little deeper, "Why is it so late today, and you haven't returned to your own room to rest?"
Daiyu tugged at his sleeve and shook it, and said coquettishly, "Mother is worried that I will disturb you again. Daddy, please judge for Yu'er, Yu'er is so ignorant."
Seeing Lin Ruhai enter the house, Jia Min was very happy. She hadn't seen anyone in the past few days, and she was also apprehensive, so she borrowed Daiyu's name. As expected, he appeared just after Daiyu was making a fuss in the room.Hearing Daiyu talking softly to Lin Ruhai with a charming smile, she also stood up, and was about to say something, but when she heard that sentence that couldn't tell the depth, her steps suddenly stopped, and her heart felt even more cruel. It hurts like a hard prick, sons and daughters, sons and daughters, does this mean that besides Daiyu, that Su Xuan, he is also a very loving father?
His heart was in a mess, but he tried his best to hide his clues on his face, still wearing a gentle smile, just like how he had been with him thousands of times before, he poured tea with him and held a cup to him, tilted his head and reprimanded him lightly. Daiyu said, "I know you are making trouble with your father", and then looked at Lin Ruhai helplessly: "Master, don't follow her in everything, if you continue to pamper her like this, I am afraid that there will be many annoying little girls in this house." Overlord."
Lin Ruhai curled his lips into a smile, but he didn't answer her. He only chatted with Daiyu gently, and then advised her to go back to the room to rest earlier.Daiyu usually rested early, and now it was too late, after hearing what he said, she was still reluctant to leave, she just looked at him, and only when he smiled and promised to go to the garden with her tomorrow did she smile, happily I saluted and left.
With such a behavior, Jia Min's heart trembled again, but there was still a smile on his face: "Master, is there something important you want to tell my concubine?" My heart was even more messed up, I didn't know if it was right for me to trick him, Looking at his appearance, it seems that he is also waiting for himself.
Lin Ruhai tapped lightly on the table with his fingers, one note after another, although light, but very heavy, the tea brought to him was left aside and he had never used it before, he opened it slowly He said, "It's been hard for you these years."
Jia Min felt relieved when he heard the words, rolled his eyes at him reproachfully, and said with a smile: "What did the master say? With the master here, it's too late for my concubine to be sweet. How can there be any suffering?"
"Really." Lin Ruhai smiled noncommittally, and his tone couldn't tell whether it was a joke or a sarcasm, "Is it bitter to lose a body with too much focus and energy?" When he first heard Mr. Sun's diagnosis and treatment, he He only felt distressed, but looking at it now, he felt that it was very dazzling, as if he was the dough in her hands for her to knead. If today's matter was not calculated by her, he would never believe it.In fact, there are many things that can be discussed in retrospect, but I was too conceited at that time, wishful thinking that the inner house is safe, although there are some small tricks, it is not harmful; I think my wife is a virtuous and gentle woman. Although the family has wrists, it does not lose its grandeur, and it also has a soft and kind heart.He didn't need to look up, he could figure out how Jia Min was smiling softly and tenderly at this moment, but his heart had already changed and turned cold.
If it was usual, listening to her words and seeing her demeanor, shouldn't he be holding her hand and wrapping her in his arms to comfort her?Why Jia Min didn't know what was wrong with him, turned his mind slightly, and sighed quietly: "I'm afraid that this body of my concubine will never get better. These years, it is also my concubine who has troubled you, and has never left you a son , Fortunately, there is Sister Su, otherwise, the concubine's life would be a serious crime." At this point, he couldn't help but choked up again, took out a silk handkerchief and wiped the corners of his eyes carefully, but turned half of his body slightly He didn't want Lin Ruhai to see her crying, but he could only see her beautifully curved side face and a small section of her fair neck, which was as delicate and beautiful as a lotus flower, and had a particularly charming look.She has carefully calculated and tested this angle, and it is the most pitiful, and also her most mellow appearance, "It's just that little Fangqing's matter, Sister Su has really passed it, if she hadn't discovered it early I'm afraid it's really out of control. When it comes to Sister Su, I have to say thank you to the master, otherwise, I'm really negligent. Sister Su can be regarded as half of the Lin family, so it's natural for Le Shantang I need to take care of it, the concubine is thinking about it, and I will talk to sister Su another day, and I will send a sum of money from the public every month in the future, what does the master think?" Jia Min planned very well, the style of Leshantang, in recent days It has already begun to see the clues, it is really a good job with a lot of face, if it is not because of the current embarrassing situation, she would really think about it for Daiyu, and it will be an excellent bargaining chip in the future to talk about marriage.
Lin Ruhai finally turned back to look at her, his eyes were dark and he couldn't see to the end, making people feel flustered and uneasy, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he said with a half-smile: "She doesn't lack this little money, and she doesn't look down on these money. And As far as she is concerned, although the Lin family is big, it is difficult to get into her eyes." As for you, I am afraid that the Lin family is too young to get into your eyes.
"What does the master mean?" Jia Min finally changed his face, and couldn't help raising his voice, "She doesn't look down on these silver coins, so what is she looking at?" The voice stopped abruptly, as if thinking of something, His face was suddenly filled with grief, tears welled up in his eyes for an instant, but he tried not to let them fall, he just spun around, "I should have thought of it, hehe, but I didn't expect that I would wait for these few days." Terrible." Speaking of this, I couldn't help but lowered my head, choked with sobs and said, "I couldn't last a few days with this body, and when it's over... she left a son for the Lin family, and I can only feel grateful in my heart. Wansheng can't think of other things, but the master has this thought, but I want my concubine to make preparations in advance?"
Although the sound was light and shallow, the tears that were extremely sad and self-injured, like the silent sobs of the erhu, fell in the ears, but in the eyes, it touched people's hearts more than wail.
"You really think so?" Lin Ruhai sneered, feeling even colder in her heart. She didn't expect that she would still act like this today. If he hadn't known all the methods she had used in these years, it would be hard to believe. This woman, who was willing to give in and put her whole heart into the Lin family's sake, was actually a scheming and ruthless woman.
"Where is my concubine wrong?" Jia Min raised her eyes, her eyes were slightly red, and the corners of her eyes were still full of tears. She pursed her lips and said, "Isn't the master still clear about what kind of person I am after so many years?" But my heart is getting more and more heavy. What went wrong, which made the master suspicious of himself. Could it be that Su Yunxiu did something else, which made the master's heart more inclined to that side?
"I thought I was clear, but right now..." Lin Ruhai paused for a moment, looked directly into her eyes, and said calmly, "Why don't you tell me yourself?"
Jia Min looked at him in astonishment, with an expression of disbelief: "What?"
Lin Ruhai stood up and walked to her, slowly raised his right hand to hold her chin, and with a slight upward force, he looked straight into her eyes, the dark and bright eyes clearly reflected his own face, Lin Ruhai was serious. Looking carefully at the face in front of her, which is as gorgeous as a lotus, although it is morbidly pale, it also has the charm of Xizi holding a heart. The beauty in pink is so beautiful, but it is so filthy and embarrassing in her bones.Lin Ruhai couldn't help laughing out loud, and gently caressed her face with his fingers, as gentle as a caress when he was closest, revealing a trace of ambiguity, but his eyes were calm, without the slightest hint of ambiguity. Bo Lan: "Sister Min, you are really a good housewife of my Lin family, Lin Ruhai's good wife." Without her painstaking planning, why would he be unable to recognize his father and son today, and separated from his flesh and blood?If it weren't for her careful planning, how could there be only one Yu'er in the mansion for 20 years?If it weren't for her step by step, using this beautiful painted skin to disguise and deceive, he wouldn't have come to where he is now step by step!Thinking of his mother's sadness, concubine Ji's silence, and Su Yunxiu's resentment and indifference, Lin Ruhai's hand suddenly tightened, holding her chin firmly, staring into her eyes, showing a condensed and sharp look on his face without any concealment. color.
"My lord, what's wrong with you? Why do you suddenly look at me like this and treat me like this? My wife, my wife..." Tears rolled down Lin Ruhai's fingertips and palms, but the warm feeling In a blink of an eye, it was completely cold again, and I felt uncomfortable with being wet and sticky, but she was still crying, "I don't know what happened to make you so angry, and even annoyed me. It's just , even if I really did something wrong, the master should tell me, such an unreasonable thing...how can I deal with myself as a concubine?" But in my heart, I still couldn't help but searched the inside and outside of the house, and even secretly became ruthless, if she asked her Now that I figure it out, I have to give him a good meal.
"Wrong? How could Minmei do something wrong? I was the one who was wrong." Lin Ruhai smiled and admired this pear blossom face with tears, and quietly listened to her choking up a paragraph of words, Fang softly laughed, " With such a virtuous wife and beautiful family members, how can you expect bloodlines of children? With such a flowery face, why do you need those vulgar fans to make you feel bad when you are in the house? It is my mother, who is also young. If you are old and incapable, how can you take care of the affairs of the inner house and make you, the daughter of the Duke's mansion, feel wronged?"
"There is nothing wrong with wanting to commit a crime. Over the years, have I ever put on the airs of a prince? Have I ever stopped the master from taking a concubine? On weekdays, I often persuade you to go to the houses of several younger sisters. Sit down, I have no merit or hard work in managing the housework, but I never expected to get such a word from the master." Jia Min pushed him vigorously and broke free from him.
Su Xuanyuan was reviewing his homework, and when he heard the noise from outside, he also came out. Seeing his stubborn face, Su Yunxiu sighed inwardly, but nodded in agreement.The mother and son went to the front yard hand in hand.
In the main hall, Lin Ping did not take his seat, but stood on one side with his hands down. When he saw the two people coming in, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he stepped forward to give a kiss, with a bit of respect and affection in his tone: "Lin Ping has seen you before." Madam Su, young master. Madame Ann, young master Ann."
Su Yunxiu frowned, but didn't care about the ambiguity in his words, he stretched out his hand to help, and said with a smile: "Steward Lin, you're being polite, I just don't know what's the matter of visiting today."
Lin Ping hurriedly explained the purpose of his visit with a smile, which made Su Yunxiu very surprised and also kind of indescribably funny.What kind of plans did the Lin family couple have? She originally thought that Jia Min might be a boy who spread wealth by himself, whether it was giving porridge or distributing medicine, it should be enough to deal with the current situation, but she didn't think it would be true. sent silver.Does Jia Min really have such a broad mind, or has he changed his temper?Or... helpless?
After thinking about it for a lifetime, Su Yunxiu seemed to have grasped something, and his thinking became more active.First there was Xiao Fangqing, and then Aunt Song, presumably it is not hard to find speculators in the mansion, but I don't know what kind of situation has caused Jia Min to ask Lin Ping to go through this, if there is another way Available, she would never be willing to do so.The silver pattern was neatly placed on the table, Su Yunxiu couldn't help but smiled, stood up and bowed to Lin Ping lightly, and said in a gentle voice, "I would like to express my thanks to Mrs. Lin and Miss Lin on behalf of the people in Leshan Hall. Now, please tell Steward Lin and Madam Lin that we will use all the money for relief, and there will be a gift in return in the future. Although it is not very precious, it is also a little bit of Leshantang's kindness."
Since entering the house, Su Xuan has been standing behind Su Yunxiu. Hearing this, he couldn't help laughing, but he was afraid of making a bad noise, so he lowered his head and bit his lips tightly, forming a dense row of bites. Tooth marks, but still can't suppress the smile leaking from the corners of the lips, mother's words are too funny, knowing that the woman is not willing, but she still wants to get a red brocade with a plaque, and send it to the door with gongs and drums, leaving it to others It's a good thing to be home, and if you fall into Lin's house, isn't it intentional to slap Jia Min in the face and make her feel more uncomfortable?Even, he couldn't help but wonder if it was just for this moment that his mother insisted on doing this thing of giving away the plaque.
What Su Xuan could think of, how could Lin Ping not think of it?Seeing Su Yunxiu getting up, he secretly groaned in his heart, master and master are playing games, and it is these slaves who suffer.
He didn't dare to accept the gift from the person in front of him, so Lin Ping hurriedly avoided it. With the current situation in the mansion, the future will be long. He can't say for sure how the mother and son of the Su family will be. But anyway, be polite and respectful. It's good: "Mrs. Su's words, I will tell my master exactly what I said." He didn't say whether the master was Lin Ruhai or Jia Min, it was his master after all.
After the incident, Su Yunxiu personally got up to see him to the door. Lin Ping tried to evade and even said that he didn't need it, but he was stopped by an understatement of "we are all honored guests who contribute to charity". He only praised him secretly in his heart, but he didn't stop Her movements only gave way to the right path, and she walked one step behind her, showing respect.
Sending Lin Ping away, Su Yunxiu felt relieved, and when he reached the front yard, he asked someone to go to the house to get the silver taels, seal them up and keep them on file, and then ordered a few words about giving back the plaque. Just as he was about to return to the room, he saw Qin Zijun hurried in from the outside. , couldn't help but stopped: "But what happened, I see that your spirit seems to be a little bit weak."
Qin Zijun stopped abruptly, raised his eyes and took a deep look at her. Su Yunxiu was a little worried, his lips moved, and before he could open his mouth, he strode to her side and opened the curtain for her. The curtain fell, so I had to put down my worries for the time being, and the two walked side by side to the courtyard.Stepping on the stone steps in front of the house, Qin Zijun slowed down his pace and stopped walking into the house. He only turned around and looked at the lush wisteria flowers in the small courtyard.Su Yunxiu also stopped and followed his gaze to the flower stand.Right now, the sun is warm and bright, casting golden light on the two people under the eaves. The corners of the eaves and the shadow wheel of the column dragged and landed on the body, tracing obliquely long dark marks. Light and shadow are intertwined, clearly distinct, But there is a different kind of harmony.
After watching silently for a while, Qin Zijun turned around and saw the graceful woman standing beside him, his eyes softened unconsciously, like a piece of clear jasper, gentle and timeless, all the troubles and worries before seemed to be followed by the quiet sunshine The pacification seems to have disappeared, and only the warmth is left in the atrium: "Why did you go to the front today?"
Su Yunxiu turned her head to look at him, saw that his brows and eyes were wide open, and seemed to be much more transparent, and she felt at ease, so she smiled and told him about Lin Ping's visit before, pursed her lips and smiled and said, "It's so heartfelt." , I always want to repay one or two parties."
Qin Zijun couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, and wanted to say a few words, but his eyes flickered when he met the picturesque eyebrows and smiling face, he just sighed "Zuo narrow", and said helplessly: "Tan Ning's clever ghosts, daring to be affectionate is a slap in the face You learned it here." She went to the door to send the plaque, thanks to her thinking of it.
"You are someone he admires very much." Su Yunxiu gave him a slanting glance, and there are more places to imitate and learn from you.
Although the words were not spoken, but the bright eyes filled the sentence, Qin Zijun couldn't help but rubbed his forehead and smiled: "Forget it, it's for me, Xiaosheng is here to apologize to you, so don't be really annoyed I'll be fine." After that, he cupped his hands towards her seriously, and said softly, "If that's the case, I'll be content."
However, Su Yunxiu was busy avoiding making jokes, but he never heard his self-talking words, and naturally he never noticed his evasive words, and he didn't know that after nightfall, a figure hurriedly stepped on the moonlight and left from the side door.
Shutting back and forth in the alley, Qin Zijun's footsteps were steady and fast, as if he had already grasped the place by heart, and after a while, he came to a house, and he didn't know where he could see the truth , the figure flickered, and then arrived in the courtyard.There was a lamp burning in the room, and someone was lying in front of the desk, and the posture was clearly waiting for someone to visit at night.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, the man raised his head. It was Hu Yanqing who met on the street that day. He saw clearly that it was him, and without getting up, he lazily leaned back into the chair and put his hands casually on the table. : "You are here, if you don't show up again, I want to go to your endless spring yard to find someone."
Qin Zijun's expression remained unchanged, and he didn't even pause for a moment. He leisurely poured himself a cup of tea at the table, randomly picked a similar seat and sat down, as calm as if he had never heard the previous words, which made Hu Yanqing feel depressed, I was so curious that I thought of a cat scratching non-stop, and I couldn't help but tease again: "You are so unnatural, you have caused me to sit alone until late at night, when will my Brothers and sisters and elder nephew bring them to sit together?"
Hearing his complaining and teasing words, Qin Zijun paused for a while holding the teacup, raised his head and glared at him: "You can't say this again in the future, don't ruin her reputation." Thinking of these years, From time to time, she appeared in a trance, and when she mentioned Shiquan was complicated, a bitter smile appeared on her face unconsciously: "It's late, it's already summer, how can there be any spring?" Feeling that the brown color was turning yellow like rustling autumn leaves, I suddenly lost my taste, put it lightly on the desk, and sighed softly, "That's fine, it's better to be powerless than to be involuntary."
Although the sigh was light, the sadness and helplessness fell heavily on his heart, and Hu Yanqing couldn't help sitting up straight, only to see Qin Zijun with his eyelids slightly lowered, as if he was looking down and thinking, but it made him feel that he was just sitting There, I didn't do anything, I didn't think about anything, even his expression was in a trance, making it hard to see clearly, and I secretly sighed in my heart that the fate of my old friend was too bad. I was dragged down by the family and missed it. In front of the Jinluan Hall, the white jade steps and Qingyun Ladder, but now...
Hu Yanqing only felt bitter in his heart, and complained for him. Thinking of the previous message on Feishu in the capital, he, who is open-minded and open-minded by nature, unconsciously hesitated and entangled. Those words, those things, are you really going to say them.
A pair of good friends, each with something hidden in their hearts, each thinking about something, one sitting upright with frowning eyebrows, the other sitting upright with lowered eyebrows. On the two people who faced each other but were speechless, it was said that the bean oil lamp before the case became more and more faltering and whimpering.
In such a quiet atmosphere, the deep and gentle voice was very clear: "I found you?" Qin Zijun didn't look up, and reached out to take the teacup on the table. The cool tea was smooth and the porcelain surface was a little cold. , Holding it in the palm of his hand conveyed warmth but he couldn't cover it, and it made his hand cool down. He lowered his head and took a sip. He couldn't taste the taste of the tea for a long time.
Hu Yanqing's eyebrows were furrowed even tighter, and he opened his mouth, but he couldn't open it no matter what. After deliberating over and over again, he only let out a long sigh: "Why are you doing this?"
Qin Zijun raised his head, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, smiled as warmly as spring water, and replied in a harmonious voice: "She saved me three years ago, so I didn't feel any pain. Can you still return the words that the Living Buddha gave you and me?" Remember?" Although he was asking, he didn't want his answer, so he continued on his own, "When you meet someone at ten years old, you will know how big the world is; when you meet someone at 20 years old, you will know how small the world is; at 30 years old When I meet one person, I will be as happy as I want from now on. These three people are also my destiny." At this point, Qin Zijun couldn't help but slowly shift his gaze to the outside of the house. The starry sky is bright, and tomorrow will be cloudy again, the smile on the lips becomes softer, "If she is really doomed, for me, bitterness is also sweet, I will only be grateful Out of half a grievance."
Hu Yanqing looked at him quietly, and after a while, Fang rubbed his eyebrows and smiled wryly: "When I met that day, I thought you were crazy, but now it seems that you are almost turning into a demon." If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you would have heard it From what he heard, he couldn't believe it anyway, that the most calm and hermit-like person would have such emotions, "You are like this, which makes me even more curious, what kind of person is Mrs. Meishan, who can Tell you to be so unrepentant."
Qin Zijun only smiled gently, but didn't answer.
"The tone is really tight." Hu Yanqing muttered a little, but didn't bother about it anymore, turned a serious look, and said, "Your elder brother sent me a letter a few days ago, asking you to go home for the Mid-Autumn Festival." He directly ignored those contemptuous accusations inside and outside the words, and just glanced at him worriedly, "You are really too big for your actions in Yangzhou this time. I thought it was just...they checked Getting those connections is also a right thing to do." These years, Qin Zijun has hardly had any contact with himself, and if he hadn't visited the door this time, even he would never have imagined that Mr. Wen Yu, who used to be brilliant in writing and high in ambition, would commit himself to Xiaoxiaoshan. Tang, it's just that the current trouble in Yangzhou has almost shaken up half of the officialdom, so how can someone with a heart ignore it?
Hu Yanqing's scruples and sighs, Qin Zijun's heart was also like a mirror, even before he acted, he had already guessed a little bit, returning to Beijing during the Mid-Autumn Festival, is it still expected that he still wants to see the moon and people?
"In my opinion, it will be difficult for you if you don't leave this trip." Looking at his face, Hu Yanqing couldn't help but sighed with a wry smile, "It's that...friend, I think he also knows about it It's gone." I don't know, I'm afraid I'm waiting for Zi Jun to go back and explain something, after all, Lin Ruhai who is facing me this time is a minister in an important position.Thinking of this, Hu Yanqing felt even more headache. He never imagined that a libretto and a good deed could stir up such a tumultuous turmoil. Don't secretly praise it for being great.It's just that the relationship between Liang Zi and Lin's family is getting deeper and deeper, so deep that there is no room for change.
Hearing this, Qin Zijun's face changed slightly, he rested his hand on the desk, stroked his fingers between his brows, the center of his brows was smooth and unwrinkled, but he always stroked it slowly, as if pimples had been wrung out there one after another After a while, Fang sighed softly: "Let's talk about it later."
It's already summer now, and it's unknown when this matter will end now. If it waits until then, I don't know what the situation in Beijing will be like, and I don't know if there will be many twists and turns. But seeing Qin Zijun's indifferent expression, Hu Yanqing opened his eyes. He opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.We have known each other for more than ten years, how can he not know the thoughts of old friends, he is the most gentle, but he is also the most tenacious and fierce among their friends, if not, he would not have left the mansion and Beijing so resolutely back then, even There has been no news for many years.
only now...
Hu Yanqing couldn't help feeling a little impulsive, and wanted to go to Leshantang to find Mrs. Meishan, talk about Zijun's bitterness and resentment, and talk about his wholehearted devotion. No matter how good the Shantang is, it may not be able to reach its present scale; if there is no Zijun, no matter how beautiful this Yangzhou mansion is, it may not be as good as it is today.
As an old friend for many years, Qin Zijun couldn't see his intentions, so he couldn't help but suppress his smile, stared at him solemnly, and said solemnly: "Yanqing, I understand in my heart how to deal with this matter." Hu Yanqing frowned Wrinkled, and was about to speak again, but he heard him smile and replied, "Zi is not a fish, how do you know the joy of fish?" Immediately suppressed the words that Hu Yanqing was about to utter, and looked at him for a long time with a gloomy face , finally turned into a sigh.
When Hu Yanqing couldn't help but lamented that his old friend was in the Lin Mansion and caused a lot of trouble, the atmosphere in the Lin Mansion fell to the freezing cold moon again.Lin Ping stood in the corner bitterly, as if his heart was soaked in Coptis chinensis, and he couldn't taste anything else.The person sent to the capital has already returned home quickly, and is standing on the other side at this moment. The thick stack of papers he sent is now neatly and neatly placed on the desk, but the master in front of the desk is He had been sitting peacefully on the square chair for a long time without saying a word, not even moving his fingertips, if he hadn't heard a slight gasp, he might have doubted whether the person in front of him was a person or a sculpture.
Lin Ruhai didn't know what expression to make or what to think. This time, he sent someone back to Beijing to inquire about the old people in the mansion. Although the ins and outs of Su Yunxiu's incident were not clear, the most suspicious and pointed finger was only one Jia Min.What caught his attention the most was the secret confrontation between his mother and her back then.He only thought that his mother was a little steadfast because of Jia Min's innocence, but he never thought that Jia Min would have such deep resentment in his heart.I still remember back then, her tearful humiliation, her generosity of tolerance and filial piety, made him feel sorry for him time and time again, and even if she paid her respects to her mother, she would often say good things about her, and hoped that her mother would be more understanding. I hope that the two closest women can be peaceful and warm.
Unexpectedly, really unexpected, the fact is so unbearable!
His affection is heavy, and he persuades her not to worry about her concubine or her heirs; his trust and understanding, he wants Jia Min to keep their home safe, and his mother to enjoy her old age... It is clearly written in black and white, and he is more It never occurred to me that the same meaning, when chatting like gossip at different times in a gentle and smiling tone, could turn into a sharp weapon to hurt people, which made my mother feel so sad.The mother's concession, not wanting to be seen more, became the foil of her filial piety; the mother's day and night worries became a stepping stone for her understanding.Even the death of his mother was a result of pent-up feelings. He thought it was because of Su Yunxiu that his mother was hurt and tired, but he didn't expect that Jia Min had some deep meaning behind it.
Before serving and sick bed, he only saw Jia Min's filial piety, but he never thought that every deep and shallow words were done with intention, either to poke his mother's heart, or to listen to himself.But it turned out that before he knew it, he had become such an unfilial person, helping Jia Min and defending him everywhere, but he didn't want every word and deed of his to be a scar in the eyes of his mother.
After Song's death, Zhao's heart was like stagnant water, but this time, he no longer had the energy to hold his anger, get angry, and vent endlessly. The never-before-seen cold weather, snow flakes all over the sky, and wind and frost all over the eyes, this is the bone-chilling cold that cannot be resisted even if the house is full of stoves.
The room was very quiet, and the slightest movement seemed extremely abrupt, only to hear someone outside the room speak loudly, saying that it was the nanny from the young lady's room.Lin Pinglue waited for a while, but he didn't see any action from the old man sitting there, he didn't even show a half expression, he complained even more in his heart, he tilted his head and quietly exchanged a few glances with the troubled brother, hesitated for a moment, then tiptoed out house to go.
Turning out of the outer room, she saw Wang Momo in front of the young lady waiting under the eaves. Seeing him, she hurriedly said, "Steward Lin, is the master in there? Miss thinks that the master is thinking very hard."
Lin Ping still doesn't know why she came, the young lady has always been favored, and the master pretended to be his adopted son, so he loves her like a treasure. Last year, he hired a teacher to teach the young lady to read and write. Although he doesn't know how the master thinks now, he still loves her She shouldn't have gone back privately. Wang Momo left, sighed a long time, and let out all the turbid air in her chest, then she felt a little looser: "Master is busy with business these days, please wait here for a while, I will go in and answer , it’s just that it’s hard to say whether it will be successful or not.”
Wang Momo hurriedly responded with a smile: "When the time comes, Miss, we will still talk to each other again, so as not to worry the master and wife."
Mrs?The wife at the moment, I'm afraid it's... Lin Ping didn't say anything to her in detail, he shook his head and went back to the back room, carefully explaining the reason for Wang Momo's visit, and stood respectfully in front of the case with his hands down.
Lin Ruhai was slightly taken aback, thinking it was Jia Min who had gone wrong again, but he didn't expect it to be someone from Daiyu's room, so he quickly restrained his thoughts and motioned for Lin Ping to call someone in.Lin Ping hurriedly went out knowingly, and soon led Nanny Wang back, Xu Xu said: "Miss hasn't seen the master these days, and I miss you very much. Just now, she was yelling to run to find the master, but the miss has suffered from shortness of breath these few days. I'm sick, the night is heavy, and I'm afraid it will delay the master's business, so I can't persuade him, but the young lady looks like this, I'm afraid she will get stiff again tomorrow, I don't know the master..." Just said this, but saw Lin Ping kept winking at himself, Wang Momo's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly stopped talking, how does the master think about it, and how can people comment on it now?Not to mention sending the master.Wang Momo rejoiced secretly, and looked at Lin Ping more gratefully. If the housekeeper hadn't reminded her, she might have been tabooed.It's just that although the second half of the sentence has not been uttered, the meaning inside and outside the words is very clear.
Lin Ruhai didn't seem to have thought of this. He frowned when he heard the news that Daiyu was ill again. Everyone around his daughter was good, smart and pretty. She was only one year old and could already read and write. Even Xixi Mr. Jia There are many praises, and he is even more caring and filial on weekdays. Only one thing, this body is really delicate, and he already knew how to take medicine before eating when he was young. In recent years, he has been intermittent and seldom loose. The old man has made a detailed diagnosis, saying that it is the nobleness brought about by abortion, and he is born with a cowardly air. He can only take care of it every day, but there is no other way to get rid of it.Now that I heard that she was a little sick, I was naturally worried, and couldn't help getting up and turning to the book case: "Yu'er has such a temper, how can you persuade him? Even if you really persuade her, I'm afraid she won't be able to sleep well at night." What's more, the thought of his beloved daughter's admiration also made him a little relieved, "I'll follow you to see Yu'er."
A group of people walked along the winding path all the way to the backyard.Just after turning around the Chaoshou veranda, Lin Ruhai was about to turn west and walk towards Daiyu's room, but she heard Wang Momo say loudly: "Miss is probably at Madam's place right now."
Lin Ruhai's footsteps froze suddenly, and his eyes flickered: "Oh?" Looking east, among the flowers, there was an exquisite courtyard looming, which was Jia Min's residence.Since it's her mind, why not do what she wants once?Before Grandma Wang could answer tremblingly, Lin Ruhai had already lightly brushed off the skirt of her clothes, and turned into the path to the east.
"Go back and do your work, you don't have to follow."
Lin Ping stared blankly at the back of his master striding away, couldn't help but raised his hand and wiped his forehead, obviously he didn't sweat much, but it made him feel dripping, his mind was hazy, only the understatement of the command The ringing in his ears was so deafening that he couldn't help but collapse, even the corners of his mouth collapsed, and his heart was more clear and firm than ever before: this time, the master and wife, I'm afraid it's really difficult. We are in peace.
Interrupting the movement of the servants to come forward to salute and greet, and also stopped the meaning of entering the house to communicate, Lin Ruhai walked straight into the house.As soon as he entered the room, he saw Jia Min sitting on a warm bed with his arms around Daiyu talking, one lowered his head slightly, stroking Daiyu's head with a loving expression on his face; the other raised his head slightly, and said softly Gossip, a school of admiration and innocence, a very beautiful picture of mother and daughter.Lin Ruhai had no intention of admiring it, but felt complicated.I vaguely remember back then, whenever he stepped back and came in to see her, she always had such a gentle and virtuous appearance, either adding a bit of melancholy, or adding a bit of sadness, but the only thing that remained the same was this tenderness. look.Right now, he can no longer tell which is true and which is false, and he is powerless and unwilling to argue what is true and false.
Lin Ruhai didn't know how to speak, so he coughed lightly, stepped a little harder, and saw both mother and daughter turning their heads.When Daiyu saw that it was him, she quickly wrenched herself out of Jia Min's arms, ran up to him in small steps, and politely said, "Daughter pays my respects to Daddy." , "Daddy isn't busy today? Yu'er hasn't seen Daddy for several days. She went to look for Daddy, but mother said Daddy is busy with business, and Yu'er is not allowed to disturb Daddy's work." Speaking of this, she still couldn't help Pursing her lips, she complained a few words, "Yu'er thought Daddy didn't like Yu'er anymore."
"What nonsense are you talking about? How can there be a father who doesn't love his children? He's just thinking wildly." Lin Ruhai lightly reprimanded with a smile, just in time to see a smear of golden rouge from the corner of his eyes, and he froze for a while, the expression in his eyes became a little bit darker, which was the smile at the corner of his mouth It was a little deeper, "Why is it so late today, and you haven't returned to your own room to rest?"
Daiyu tugged at his sleeve and shook it, and said coquettishly, "Mother is worried that I will disturb you again. Daddy, please judge for Yu'er, Yu'er is so ignorant."
Seeing Lin Ruhai enter the house, Jia Min was very happy. She hadn't seen anyone in the past few days, and she was also apprehensive, so she borrowed Daiyu's name. As expected, he appeared just after Daiyu was making a fuss in the room.Hearing Daiyu talking softly to Lin Ruhai with a charming smile, she also stood up, and was about to say something, but when she heard that sentence that couldn't tell the depth, her steps suddenly stopped, and her heart felt even more cruel. It hurts like a hard prick, sons and daughters, sons and daughters, does this mean that besides Daiyu, that Su Xuan, he is also a very loving father?
His heart was in a mess, but he tried his best to hide his clues on his face, still wearing a gentle smile, just like how he had been with him thousands of times before, he poured tea with him and held a cup to him, tilted his head and reprimanded him lightly. Daiyu said, "I know you are making trouble with your father", and then looked at Lin Ruhai helplessly: "Master, don't follow her in everything, if you continue to pamper her like this, I am afraid that there will be many annoying little girls in this house." Overlord."
Lin Ruhai curled his lips into a smile, but he didn't answer her. He only chatted with Daiyu gently, and then advised her to go back to the room to rest earlier.Daiyu usually rested early, and now it was too late, after hearing what he said, she was still reluctant to leave, she just looked at him, and only when he smiled and promised to go to the garden with her tomorrow did she smile, happily I saluted and left.
With such a behavior, Jia Min's heart trembled again, but there was still a smile on his face: "Master, is there something important you want to tell my concubine?" My heart was even more messed up, I didn't know if it was right for me to trick him, Looking at his appearance, it seems that he is also waiting for himself.
Lin Ruhai tapped lightly on the table with his fingers, one note after another, although light, but very heavy, the tea brought to him was left aside and he had never used it before, he opened it slowly He said, "It's been hard for you these years."
Jia Min felt relieved when he heard the words, rolled his eyes at him reproachfully, and said with a smile: "What did the master say? With the master here, it's too late for my concubine to be sweet. How can there be any suffering?"
"Really." Lin Ruhai smiled noncommittally, and his tone couldn't tell whether it was a joke or a sarcasm, "Is it bitter to lose a body with too much focus and energy?" When he first heard Mr. Sun's diagnosis and treatment, he He only felt distressed, but looking at it now, he felt that it was very dazzling, as if he was the dough in her hands for her to knead. If today's matter was not calculated by her, he would never believe it.In fact, there are many things that can be discussed in retrospect, but I was too conceited at that time, wishful thinking that the inner house is safe, although there are some small tricks, it is not harmful; I think my wife is a virtuous and gentle woman. Although the family has wrists, it does not lose its grandeur, and it also has a soft and kind heart.He didn't need to look up, he could figure out how Jia Min was smiling softly and tenderly at this moment, but his heart had already changed and turned cold.
If it was usual, listening to her words and seeing her demeanor, shouldn't he be holding her hand and wrapping her in his arms to comfort her?Why Jia Min didn't know what was wrong with him, turned his mind slightly, and sighed quietly: "I'm afraid that this body of my concubine will never get better. These years, it is also my concubine who has troubled you, and has never left you a son , Fortunately, there is Sister Su, otherwise, the concubine's life would be a serious crime." At this point, he couldn't help but choked up again, took out a silk handkerchief and wiped the corners of his eyes carefully, but turned half of his body slightly He didn't want Lin Ruhai to see her crying, but he could only see her beautifully curved side face and a small section of her fair neck, which was as delicate and beautiful as a lotus flower, and had a particularly charming look.She has carefully calculated and tested this angle, and it is the most pitiful, and also her most mellow appearance, "It's just that little Fangqing's matter, Sister Su has really passed it, if she hadn't discovered it early I'm afraid it's really out of control. When it comes to Sister Su, I have to say thank you to the master, otherwise, I'm really negligent. Sister Su can be regarded as half of the Lin family, so it's natural for Le Shantang I need to take care of it, the concubine is thinking about it, and I will talk to sister Su another day, and I will send a sum of money from the public every month in the future, what does the master think?" Jia Min planned very well, the style of Leshantang, in recent days It has already begun to see the clues, it is really a good job with a lot of face, if it is not because of the current embarrassing situation, she would really think about it for Daiyu, and it will be an excellent bargaining chip in the future to talk about marriage.
Lin Ruhai finally turned back to look at her, his eyes were dark and he couldn't see to the end, making people feel flustered and uneasy, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he said with a half-smile: "She doesn't lack this little money, and she doesn't look down on these money. And As far as she is concerned, although the Lin family is big, it is difficult to get into her eyes." As for you, I am afraid that the Lin family is too young to get into your eyes.
"What does the master mean?" Jia Min finally changed his face, and couldn't help raising his voice, "She doesn't look down on these silver coins, so what is she looking at?" The voice stopped abruptly, as if thinking of something, His face was suddenly filled with grief, tears welled up in his eyes for an instant, but he tried not to let them fall, he just spun around, "I should have thought of it, hehe, but I didn't expect that I would wait for these few days." Terrible." Speaking of this, I couldn't help but lowered my head, choked with sobs and said, "I couldn't last a few days with this body, and when it's over... she left a son for the Lin family, and I can only feel grateful in my heart. Wansheng can't think of other things, but the master has this thought, but I want my concubine to make preparations in advance?"
Although the sound was light and shallow, the tears that were extremely sad and self-injured, like the silent sobs of the erhu, fell in the ears, but in the eyes, it touched people's hearts more than wail.
"You really think so?" Lin Ruhai sneered, feeling even colder in her heart. She didn't expect that she would still act like this today. If he hadn't known all the methods she had used in these years, it would be hard to believe. This woman, who was willing to give in and put her whole heart into the Lin family's sake, was actually a scheming and ruthless woman.
"Where is my concubine wrong?" Jia Min raised her eyes, her eyes were slightly red, and the corners of her eyes were still full of tears. She pursed her lips and said, "Isn't the master still clear about what kind of person I am after so many years?" But my heart is getting more and more heavy. What went wrong, which made the master suspicious of himself. Could it be that Su Yunxiu did something else, which made the master's heart more inclined to that side?
"I thought I was clear, but right now..." Lin Ruhai paused for a moment, looked directly into her eyes, and said calmly, "Why don't you tell me yourself?"
Jia Min looked at him in astonishment, with an expression of disbelief: "What?"
Lin Ruhai stood up and walked to her, slowly raised his right hand to hold her chin, and with a slight upward force, he looked straight into her eyes, the dark and bright eyes clearly reflected his own face, Lin Ruhai was serious. Looking carefully at the face in front of her, which is as gorgeous as a lotus, although it is morbidly pale, it also has the charm of Xizi holding a heart. The beauty in pink is so beautiful, but it is so filthy and embarrassing in her bones.Lin Ruhai couldn't help laughing out loud, and gently caressed her face with his fingers, as gentle as a caress when he was closest, revealing a trace of ambiguity, but his eyes were calm, without the slightest hint of ambiguity. Bo Lan: "Sister Min, you are really a good housewife of my Lin family, Lin Ruhai's good wife." Without her painstaking planning, why would he be unable to recognize his father and son today, and separated from his flesh and blood?If it weren't for her careful planning, how could there be only one Yu'er in the mansion for 20 years?If it weren't for her step by step, using this beautiful painted skin to disguise and deceive, he wouldn't have come to where he is now step by step!Thinking of his mother's sadness, concubine Ji's silence, and Su Yunxiu's resentment and indifference, Lin Ruhai's hand suddenly tightened, holding her chin firmly, staring into her eyes, showing a condensed and sharp look on his face without any concealment. color.
"My lord, what's wrong with you? Why do you suddenly look at me like this and treat me like this? My wife, my wife..." Tears rolled down Lin Ruhai's fingertips and palms, but the warm feeling In a blink of an eye, it was completely cold again, and I felt uncomfortable with being wet and sticky, but she was still crying, "I don't know what happened to make you so angry, and even annoyed me. It's just , even if I really did something wrong, the master should tell me, such an unreasonable thing...how can I deal with myself as a concubine?" But in my heart, I still couldn't help but searched the inside and outside of the house, and even secretly became ruthless, if she asked her Now that I figure it out, I have to give him a good meal.
"Wrong? How could Minmei do something wrong? I was the one who was wrong." Lin Ruhai smiled and admired this pear blossom face with tears, and quietly listened to her choking up a paragraph of words, Fang softly laughed, " With such a virtuous wife and beautiful family members, how can you expect bloodlines of children? With such a flowery face, why do you need those vulgar fans to make you feel bad when you are in the house? It is my mother, who is also young. If you are old and incapable, how can you take care of the affairs of the inner house and make you, the daughter of the Duke's mansion, feel wronged?"
"There is nothing wrong with wanting to commit a crime. Over the years, have I ever put on the airs of a prince? Have I ever stopped the master from taking a concubine? On weekdays, I often persuade you to go to the houses of several younger sisters. Sit down, I have no merit or hard work in managing the housework, but I never expected to get such a word from the master." Jia Min pushed him vigorously and broke free from him.
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