The old lady of the Lin family in Honglou

Jia Min and Lin Ruhai went directly to Jia's mother's courtyard, but Jia Guogong did not return to court, so Lin Ruhai couldn't stay in the inner courtyard for a long time, so after asking about his safety, he went out to find his elder brother Jia Amnesty.

Lin Ruhai didn't have much chat with Jia Amnesty when he came to Jia's mansion. He usually chatted with Jia Zheng for a few words, and then he was called by his father-in-law to Jia Zheng to talk to him in the study. Usually, he asked him to talk about some recent poems with Jia Zheng. In the article, my father-in-law said that literati talk, let me point out Jia Zheng, Jia Amnesty seems to be very afraid of his father-in-law, and usually rarely participates in it, even if he does, he rarely joins in the chat, and is usually silent.

At first Lin Ruhai was still puzzled, shouldn't the eldest son be the most valued?Why does it feel that the father-in-law seems to value the second son more.It was only later that I found out that it was the father-in-law who had already handed in the discount for the eldest son to become the noble, and he only acted like that because he was worried about loving the second son.There are many rumors outside that this Jia She is so ineffective, but Jia Zheng has been praised a lot.Lin Ruhai thought it was Jia Zheng who was thinking about the title, but after such a long time of contact, he did not find that Jia Zheng had such thoughts, and thought that Jia Amnesty was really as rumored.Unexpectedly, the results of that inspection were not like that at all.Thinking that those rumors were all spread from the Duke's Mansion, Lin Ruhai was very puzzled, how could this happen in the Duke's Mansion?I'm afraid this inner house is also unclean and there are constant struggles.

Walking through a long corridor and passing through a small courtyard, he was about to go to Jia's amnesty courtyard, when Jia Zheng came out at the corner suddenly, Lin Ruhai stepped forward and gave a bow when he saw it.

Of course Jia Zheng knew who it was, "It's my sister-in-law. I heard from my father yesterday that my sister-in-law is coming today. I didn't expect to arrive so early, otherwise my brother would have picked you up early in the morning."

"Min'er hasn't been here for a long time and I'm a little impatient, so I had to go out earlier." Lin Ruhai smiled slightly.

"That's true. My sister looks very gentle, but she is still a little impatient. You are so tolerant, my sister-in-law. How is my sister recently?"

"Everything is fine, Min'er is so eager to do this."

"Where is my sister-in-law going? Dad won't be back for a while. I just have time today, why don't we sit in the outer courtyard. I just found a good painting recently, and I will appreciate it for my brother later. "Daddy has always told me to treat Lin Ruhai well. He is also a scholar. Why is there such a big gap? Why did he study hard for many years and failed to win the exam? Now Lin Ruhai just passed the imperial examination. Isn't this making him look bad?Fortunately, Lin Ruhai is still very polite.For my sister's sake, my father valued Lin Ruhai so much, if he could pull Lin Ruhai to his side, maybe that hope would be increased.Jia Zheng had known for a long time that Lin Ruhai would go to the outer courtyard, and his eldest brother and Lin Ruhai couldn't talk, so he asked his servants to pay attention to Lin Ruhai's movements and wait here.

"I was planning to go to my brother-in-law's. I didn't go to my little nephew's full moon banquet last time, so I just happened to make up for it myself." This is a passage leading to the outer court. Lin Ruhai didn't know whether Jia Zheng did it on purpose or by chance. As a guest, I must be treated by someone, and the eldest son must come forward, so I should also go there. Although Jia Zheng said it was serious, Lin Ruhai still felt that it was inappropriate. I am afraid that his father-in-law usually asked Jia Zheng to follow the reception As a guest, Jia Zheng has already taken it for granted, so what will Jia Amnesty do in the future?

"We're all a family. You don't need to be so polite. Why don't you go with me, brother. We haven't been together for a long time." Jia Zheng stepped aside and said.How could Jia Zheng let Lin Ruhai and Jia She get along alone? Besides, it was normal for him to be company in the past.

"Then let's go together." Lin Ruhai said.Every time I came here, if there was nothing wrong, Jia Zheng would accompany me, and Lin Ruhai didn't think there was anything wrong.

The two talked about the recently circulated articles, chatted and arrived at Jia Amnesty Court.

Jia She received a letter from Lin Ruhai yesterday, saying that he wanted to find him, and he felt flattered for a while. In Jia She's impression, Lin Ruhai was a handsome young man with a good personality and knowledge. I am too ashamed in front of me, and I don’t have much communication with each other. I made preparations for the guests early this morning, and I was worried that Lin Ruhai would be slowed down, so I found a few old calligraphy and paintings to hang up, and I found some old objects. When I come out to display it, I am afraid that I will not know what to say when we meet, so I just talk about these antiques, and I still understand a lot after seeing them.

Hearing the news from the servant that Lin Ruhai had arrived, Jia She happily went out to meet Lin Ruhai, but Jia Zheng, a living brother who was so big next to him, was flamboyantly ignored by Jia She.

"Sister-in-law is here. Eldest brother is so happy. Come on, let's go in quickly. Eldest brother has prepared tea early in the morning." Jia Amnesty warmly welcomed Lin Ruhai into the hall.

Jia He hurriedly asked the maid to prepare tea, "Sister-in-law, come and taste this tea first, this is the Da Hong Pao that I have treasured for a long time."

Lin Ruhai couldn't stand Jia She's enthusiasm. Seeing Jia She's staring at him with twinkling eyes, he couldn't push him away, so he picked up the teacup and took a few sips, "Well, good tea!" It was really good tea.

Seeing the obvious liking on Lin Ruhai's face, Jia Amnesty heaved a long sigh of relief, only then did he notice that there was another person looking at the hanging painting, he raised his eyebrows, and said, "Oh, so the second brother is also there. Ah, the second brother also sit down and try the tea from the eldest brother."

Jia Zheng thought without changing his expression, what good tea can you have? Mother will give you all the good tea in the house when it arrives. You can buy it yourself, what good tea can you have.Jia Zheng saw that they were sitting on the two upper seats. If they were seated by themselves, they would have to sit on the lower seats. They usually sit on the same seat as Jia Amnesty. How could they be happy in his heart, so he said, "What's the use in this place?" So be polite, if the younger brother sees the good paintings hanging here by the elder brother, he should take a look first."

Jia Zheng has never seen these paintings before, so I don't know how Jia Amnesty got them. My mother would definitely not give these paintings and calligraphy to Jia Amnesty, presumably these are the dowry of my sister-in-law.Unexpectedly, Jia Amnesty would use his sister-in-law's things to show face. If it gets out, it would be embarrassing. I'd better remind him to put these things away when he leaves.Jia Zheng will never admit the jealousy and hatred in his heart. These are famous paintings. There are only two paintings of the same level for him, and they were given by his father. Unexpectedly, there are so many of Jia She, who is illiterate. This is naked hit.Looking back, I think of a way to get my mother to come forward and see if I can get two pictures. Anyway, it would be a waste to put it on Jia Amnesty, and I can make the best use of it if I hold it myself.Jia Zheng thought happily, not realizing what would happen if this was the sister-in-law's dowry.

Jia Amnesty said indifferently, "Then you should take a look first."

Turning around with a smile, he said to Lin Ruhai, "Sister-in-law, brother-in-law, let me tell you, I have kept this tea for a long time, and your sister-in-law didn't even want to take it out when she asked me. I will share some for you later."

Lin Ruhai looked at Jia Amnesty's sincerely smiling face, and couldn't refuse, so he could only say, "Then thank you, brother-in-law. Last time my little nephew didn't attend at the end of the full moon, I felt sorry, so I prepared a small gift for my little nephew. I hope my brother-in-law will accept it." Lin Ruhai asked Lin Cheng, his servant, to quickly present the gift.

It was a rosewood box with fine carvings, the preciousness of the contents could be seen from this box alone, Jia Shen took it with a heavy hand.Seeing Lin Ruhai smiling and motioning to open it, Jia Amnesty opened the lid and took a look.Seeing that it didn't matter, Jia Amnesty's hands trembled, thinking that Jia Zheng was still there, he quickly covered it, calmed down his excitement, and asked the boy to hold it carefully and put it away.

"A child's family, where can they afford such an expensive gift." Jia She said this very sincerely, this gift shows that Lin Ruhai is very aware of his brother-in-law, and it is not just a temporary perfunctory.Usually, the second brother is the most valued by the family, and the second brother is mostly praised by outsiders. I am almost numb, and I can't imagine that someone still pays attention to me.

"It's just a decoration. It was prepared a long time ago. As long as you like it." Lin Ruhai saw that Jia Zheng was looking at the painting so intently. The decorations are mostly expensive and not luxurious things, which are very different from what I usually see at my father-in-law's mother-in-law. I knew that Jia She had put them on purpose, so I said, "Those paintings seem to have some history. Seeing Brother Zheng so engrossed, why not Brother Da Nei introduce Ru Hai."

"I just thought that my sister-in-law should like these. I don't know how to appreciate them. I will wrap them up and give them to my sister-in-law later. My sister also likes these paintings." Jia She said happily.

Jia Zheng was fascinated for a while and didn't pay attention to what they said before. From the corner of his eye, he saw them walking towards him, and he came back to his senses. Then he came to his senses. When he heard that he was going to give these paintings to Lin Ruhai, his heart twitched. I smoked it for a while, but soon thought that it was not my own thing and it was fine.

Lin Ruhai didn't expect that he just mentioned a word, and Jia She said that he would pack it up and give it away. Jia She was so enthusiastic, but he hurriedly said, "Brother, you are too polite, Ru Hai really deserves it." .”

Jia She quickly put on a rich and powerful look, "Just give it to my sister, it's not worth putting it here anyway."

Jia Zheng's heart bleeds when he heard this, and he was extremely depressed. You also know that it's not worth putting it here, so why are you hanging it up to show off? These are famous paintings from the previous dynasty.

Lin Ruhai sensed what Jia Amnesty meant, and felt helpless and had no choice but to say no more.Seeing that Lin Ruhai liked these paintings, Jia She felt that the early morning effort was not in vain. Anyway, he wanted to give Lin Ruhai something before, but he couldn't find any excuse to accept such an expensive gift and send a few more paintings. And it should be.

For a moment, the three people in the hall appraised these paintings with great interest, but they had different thoughts underneath.