Qing Wu Red House

Shangjing, Rongguo Mansion.

It is said that Daiyu took a nap this day, picked up a book, and sat under the window to read it carefully. She was trimming a potted plant, with a serious and focused appearance, which made Daiyu smile faintly.She has been in Jia's house for three years, and she doesn't know how her father at home is doing.Although in Jia's mansion, the old ancestors took good care of her, and all the expenses for food and clothing were compared with Baoyu's, which was better than the three girls in Jia's mansion, but Daiyu still felt very insecure, like a wisp of duckweed. foundation.

"Sister Lin, Sister Lin!" Baoyu yelled loudly, lifted the curtain and barged in, bringing a blast of cold air. Although the end of winter was over and the weather was gradually getting warmer, due to Daiyu's frail body, the room was full of people. Still burning two charcoal pots, Zicuckoo went up to them in a panic: "Second Master, where did the fire come from? It's cold outside? Get on the fire."

Only then did Baoyu remember that sister Lin was weak, and if the cold air hit her, she would get sick again if she didn't protect herself, so she hurriedly stopped and stood in front of the charcoal basin, rubbing her hands and smiling: "It's not cold outside. , Many flowers have seen Guduo. When sister Lin is in a good mood, you might as well go out and have a look, it’s better than being bored in the house all day long." This year Baoyu is 11 years old, but she is still raised by Jia Mu, although she is also preparing for Baoyu. There are study rooms outside, but basically they are of no use.

"It's so urgent, but you have something to do with me?" Daiyu put down the book, and sat in front of the window as before, her eyes flashing, her gaze glowing brightly.

Baoyu was asked by Daiyu, suddenly remembered something, and hurried to Daiyu's side: "Sister, do you know that there is a man who claims to be Uncle Lin's heir outside, and he is coming to the old ancestor's yard. "

Daiyu's eyes widened immediately, she stood up, and put the book on the desk: "What? My father's heir? How come?"

"Haven't my sister heard of it? Didn't Uncle Lin mention it in the letter to you?" Baoyu also widened his eyes in disbelief: "Could it be a liar? No, I have to tell my ancestors and let her hurry up The people hit it with sticks!" Baoyu ran out in a hurry, leaving only Daiyu in the room stunned and stunned.

"Girl, let's...?" Xueyan hesitated to speak, Xueyan is also 11 years old this year, compared to when she first entered Jia's mansion, she is much more transparent, although Daiyu usually relies on her personal care Zijuan, who was two years older than her, but, as the only girl chosen to accompany Daiyu to the Rongguo Mansion in the north, besides Zaohui and her cleverness, Lin Ruhai probably liked her indifferent and calm attitude.Since arriving in Jia's mansion, Xueyan found that the rules in Jia's mansion are very different from her own. In addition, there are many people in Jia's mansion and various small circles emerge in endlessly. Give the girl to be a big girl, judge the situation, and naturally put Zijuan first in everything.

At this time, seeing people coming from Yangzhou, Xueyan wanted to remind the girl: "Girl, let's check the situation first, maybe it's really the master's arrangement." Daiyu stabilized her mind, her pair of beautiful eyes Slightly restrained: "Zicuckoo, go find out the news. Come back and tell me as soon as you have any news."

Zicuckoo glanced at Daiyu, bowed and withdrew, and walked quickly to Jiamu's main hall.Three years ago, Mother Jia assigned her to Miss Lin to be a big girl, which made her move from the second class to the first class. Appeared, or let her take a shortcut.According to father's opinion, there is no elder female elder in the Lin residence to take care of Miss Lin, and Lord Lin was afraid that his daughter would be wronged, so he sent it to Jia's residence. After sending it off, I am afraid that he will live in it until he is out of the cabinet. Zijuan is separated from them, so he is still very willing to serve Miss Lin.But Zijuan thought sarcastically, what kind of separation of flesh and blood, let her serve Miss Lin, just to make Jia Mu look at them differently when she is still there.After all, he is just a pawn.It's just that the sudden appearance of the heir will bring any changes to such a certain matter?

But Daiyu was still sitting in the room in a daze at this time, a handkerchief would be twisted into a twist when it was rolled up and down, Xueyan stood aside and dared not speak, for fear of disturbing the girl's meditation.Daiyu knew that not having a son was the greatest regret of her parents in their life. When her mother was alive, despite all her reluctance, she still tried to take concubines for her father, but the Lin family's children never prospered. He also passed away when he was 3 years old. It was because of this incident that his mother was so traumatized that he became ill.

However, if my father had any plans to recognize an heir, why did he wait until now? Moreover, according to my father, the Lin family has no close relatives within five generations. Out of the genealogy alone, it has nothing to do with my hometown.How did this heir talk about it?What's more, my father didn't mention it in the letter.At this time, Daiyu subconsciously decided that this heir must be a counterfeit.

At this time, in Jia Mu's main hall, a young man about fourteen or fifteen years old was answering Jia Mu's question in a serious manner.I saw this young man, dressed in a purple brocade robe, with his hair tied up, not wearing a crown, but tied up with a jade belt, looking neat and tidy.The nose is firm, the eyebrows are sharp, the eyes are shining, the face is sharp and angular, and there is a hint of the demeanor of Lin Tanhua back then.After Mother Jia saw the boy's face clearly, the doubts in her heart had disappeared by five points, and the boy's conversation was extraordinary, so she became more and more convinced.

"Returning to the old lady, the boy is called Lin Haorui. He was the eldest son of Lin Zhengying, the prime minister of Qingping County, Gusu. Due to some reasons, my mother took me to join my father's family. After my father's inspection, I have officially passed the ancestral hall at the end of last year and entered the palace. The Lin family tree. Now the boy is the eldest son of Lin Ruhai, the sixth generation head of the Lin family in Yangzhou." Lin Haorui said without any confusion: "This is a letter from my father, and the list of items that I asked the boy to bring to the old lady. Please look at it. "

Lin Haorui held up the letter and the checklist with both hands, bowed slightly, Yuanyang walked over quickly, reached out to take the list and handed it to Jia Mu, who put on reading glasses to look at Lin Ruhai's handwritten letter, and then put it on the couch : "How old is this year, have you ever studied?"

"I'm already 14 years old. I only read the books with my father for a year. Now I'm traveling with my master. Because the master is going to Beijing, my father told me that I must come to see the old lady and my sister."

"Where did you learn from?" Seeing what Lin Haorui said, Jia's mother asked casually.

"The boy worshiped under Zen Master Huijing of Daming Temple three years ago, and he is a disciple of a closed-door layman." Lin Haorui said respectfully.Mother Jia was startled, and murmured, "Master Huijing? But the Chan Master Huijing who was bestowed with the title by the late emperor?"

"Exactly!" Lin Haorui replied.Mother Jia couldn't help but carefully looked at the handsome young man in front of her through the top edge of her reading glasses. You must know that Zen Master Huijing had a strong background. The current emperor's uncle and the overlord's younger brother is His Royal Highness King Yan who made great military exploits back then.

At the beginning, King Yan gave up all the glory and wealth of his life, saying that he had fought in all directions for years and killed too much, so he was willing to put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha immediately.This move was well known throughout the court, and the Emperor Shengzu's persuasion was ineffective. In a rage, he slaughtered a total of 49 slaves, large and small, in King Yan's mansion, but he still couldn't make King Yan change his mind.In the end, civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty knelt in the Hall of Supreme Harmony to remonstrate to death, and only then did the dispute be quelled.In the end, King Yan left the rivers and lakes to make a living by traveling.When King Yan left the palace, he left the word "willing" to his father.The holy grandfather thought for a long time before finally issuing the imperial decree at the end of that year: the eldest prince is kind, generous, erudite and talented, and he was established as the crown prince.

However, the holy grandfather was exhausted physically and mentally because of this incident, and he fell ill and passed away within two years.The prince succeeded to the throne, with the reign name Xuande.As soon as Emperor Xuande succeeded to the throne, he announced to the world that King Yan, who was a monk, was given the title of Zen Master Huijing and entered the Daming Temple.Since then, the Daming Temple in Yangzhou has become famous all over the world, and Zen Master Huijing's dharma name is even more well-known all over the world. Officials, students, and knight-errants all over the world want to sell some face.At this young age, Lin Haorui actually worshiped under the seat of this master, which should not be underestimated.

"I heard that the student hall funded and built by Daming Temple is very famous in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Did Hao Rui go to study there?" Mother Jia smiled kindly.Lin Haorui still looked as usual: "I passed the entrance examination the year before last, but I didn't attend the class according to the schedule. I just had a name there with my brother. The master invited Master Chen from Xuezitang to hold separate classes for Hao Rui and the brother."

Mother Jia knew that the Master Chen that Lin Haorui was talking about was probably Chen Ruicheng, the second son of Duke Qi.When the prince became a monk, the holy grandfather secretly sent many cronies to follow him, and Chen Ruicheng was one of them.Chen Ruicheng is the youngest son of the Duke of Qi. He has been extremely intelligent since he was a child, and he is an irreplaceable counselor by King Yan's side.Later, Emperor Xuande gave the official title of King Yan, and attributed Daming Temple to the private property of Zen Master Huijing.The wife of the old Qi Guogong invested in the establishment of a school hall in Daming Temple to earn a family property for her son.

Just as I was talking, the girl outside yelled: "Second Master Bao is here!" As soon as the words fell, a young man with a face like a jade plate broke in: "Old ancestor, you can't listen to the thieves talking nonsense, and recognize Sister Lin indiscriminately." next of kin."

"Nonsense!" Mother Jia's voice was stern, but her eyes were smiling: "Come and see cousin Lin." After finishing speaking, she said to the girls beside her, "Let the ladies come here." Jia Baoyu looked at Lin Haorui , Seeing Lin Haorui's appearance as a talented person, Yushu Linfeng, can't help but remove a little bit of doubt in his heart, he really is a little brother who judges people by appearance.

After a while, the first and second wives of the Jia family arrived, and Wang Xifeng also rushed over. Lin Haorui recognized them one by one and saluted.Wang Xifeng saw that the elder brother of the Lin family was very polite in advancing and retreating, and he obviously looked like a young adult, so she couldn't help thinking inwardly, this master Lin really knows how to train people, and compared to Baoyu, he is much more mature.

"This time, my father asked me to bring a foster nun to my sister. My father specifically told me that I must tell my ancestors. It's not that he couldn't trust my ancestors, but that this nunnery was my wife's old acquaintance."

Originally, when Lin Haorui just mentioned it, Jia's mother was slightly upset, but when she heard that she met her own daughter, she became very curious: "Quickly pass it in, let me have a look."

While talking, a woman over thirty walked into the main hall slowly.Although the style of the clothes on her body was still last year's style, but the workmanship was fine and the material was outstanding, and she looked like a nanny from a wealthy family.

"Song Xiu pays homage to the old lady." The woman performed a standard salute.

"You are?" Mother Jia felt that the name sounded familiar, but she couldn't remember it for a while.On the contrary, Mrs. Wang recognized it as soon as the nanny came in, and hurriedly replied: "Did mother forget that when the eldest girl accompanied Princess Yunting to read, that young lady from Mrs. Song's family."

"Look carefully, it's not!" Mother Jia smiled. Of course, she knew that when the eldest princess was selected as a companion, her daughter was selected only after passing five trials and beheading six generals. It is conceivable that this young lady of the Song family It must also be outstanding, but the good times didn't last long. Mr. Song was impeached by the censor for corruption, the Song family also fell, the property was confiscated, and the family was sold.It was the Eldest Princess who begged the former emperor so that Miss Song could continue to stay in the palace, but her status changed drastically, from a companion lady to a third-class court daughter.

"My servant and Mrs. Lin once joked when they were in the palace that they would definitely come to serve as Sister Lin's nurturing mother when they left the palace. Who would have thought that the world would change so much that the servant was out of the palace, but Mrs. Lin was no longer there. The servant was going back He spent the rest of his life in the countryside, but was saved by Master Lin. This life-saving grace is greater than heaven, so he brazenly begged Master Lin to fulfill his long-cherished wish when he was young. I also hope that the old lady will fulfill it." Although it was pleading words, Song Nanny Mammy said neither humble nor overbearing, which made it difficult for Mother Jia to refute.Mother Jia saw that the Lin family had no intention of taking Daiyu back, so she didn't ask any more questions, and only told Hu Po to take Lin Haorui to see Daiyu, and first sent Lin Ruhai's letter to Daiyu.

If you say that Mother Jia loves Daiyu from the bottom of her heart, she is afraid that Daiyu will not be able to accept this reality, so she vaccinated Daiyu first.As for why Daiyu was not called to the main hall, it was probably because she was afraid that Daiyu would not be able to ask in detail in front of everyone, so she had doubts in her heart.

Daiyu lives in Jiamu's courtyard. Although she is loved by Jiamu, she is still more restrained than her original life in Lin's family.At this time, she was sitting in her small living room waiting for the brother in name.She has read her father's autographed letter, and just now Baoyu and Zijuan also said that this elder brother looks talented and does not seem like a bad person, but Daiyu still has deep doubts about his father's consideration.

After waiting for a stick of incense, I saw Hu Po leading a young boy to this side, followed by many servant girls.Daiyu stood up nervously, took a step forward, but stopped abruptly.

Amber first laughed: "Miss Lin probably can't wait, no, the old lady said, let Miss Lin talk to Young Master Lin, and the lunch will be served at the girl's place, so there is no need to go to the front."

Lin Daiyu smiled lightly: "Thank you for me and my ancestors." Then she grabbed a handful of copper coins from the basket on the table and gave them to Hu Po: "Thank you, sister Hu Po." Hu Po took the copper coins and saluted with a smile , went down.Only then did Daiyu cast her eyes on Lin Haorui again, with some doubts and some scrutiny.

Lin Haorui didn't hide, and let the little girl in front of her look at her enough. Although her father said that her younger sister was weak since she was a child, Lin Haorui never thought that she would be so weak.This year, Daiyu is also ten years old, but she looks even smaller, standing there weakly, as if she could be blown away by the wind.

"Sister!" Lin Haorui cupped his fists and made a deep bow: "Can you let brother Wei go in and talk?" Daiyu blushed instantly when she heard this, she was really confused by this incident, she Hastily leaned over and said softly: "Please." But without any title.Lin Haorui chuckled, knowing that he would not be easily recognized.

Lin Haorui walked into this small hall and looked around quietly.The small hall is not big, but the decoration is very elegant. Although the furnishings in the room are not expensive, there is a noble and clean air.It's just that such a small hall is a grievance to Daiyu, the eldest daughter of the Lin family.

"Did my sister ever read my father's letter?" Lin Haorui sat on the left side of the round table, naturally he did not intend to give Daiyu a chance to doubt.

Daiyu was also secretly surprised, this person who claimed to be an elder brother was really strange, he didn't look old, but he looked capable.When I came to my place, I didn't care if I, the master, let me go or not, I just sat on the main seat.

"Just saw it." Daiyu also sat down on the seat on the right, and continued to abuse her handkerchief.

"I still have doubts!" ​​Lin Haorui smiled softly: "This matter is a long story, originally my father wanted to write a letter in advance, but I thought, after all, I wanted to make this trip, so I rejected my father's request." Tired." After speaking, he pointed to Nanny Song who walked into the small hall and said with a smile: "This is the old acquaintance of Aunt Lin back then, and Nanny Song also participated in the whole process of meeting my relatives. , sister, let’s get to know Nanny Song a little bit more!"

Nanny Song stood beside Daiyu, bowing and saluting: "This old servant has seen the girl." Daiyu couldn't help being curious when she heard that it was her mother's old acquaintance, but she ignored Lin Haorui's address for her mother.

Lin Haorui continued: "I have already told the old lady that from today onwards, Mother Song will stay with my sister. Mother Wang is old, and her children are all in Yangzhou. Her son has begged his father several times. I want to take my mother home for the elderly. So this time, I will take Wang Momo back to Yangzhou."

"Father confessed it?" Lin Daiyu raised her eyebrows. Although she said that this Wang Mama came to Jia's mansion to learn to be a little sneaky, but she was her own nanny after all, so it might be a bit inappropriate to bring her back to Yangzhou casually like this.

"Sister, don't worry, my father has already prepared the money, and it should be a thank you gift from Madam Wang for her upbringing." Lin Haorui explained: "When my father came, he repeatedly told my sister to pay more attention to her body. Yes, if you don’t like it, you must tell the old lady, and you can’t wrong yourself. Also, my father was afraid that my sister would not care about eating at Jia’s house, so I specially asked my brother to bring a lot of Yangzhou snacks. The books my sister reads on weekdays are used to it The pen, my father also asked Wei to bring it here..." Daiyu stared blankly at Lin Haorui who hadn't stopped once she came in, and watched the girl of the Lin family put things on her table back and forth, eating With everything to wear and wear, the eye sockets involuntarily turned slightly red.

Lin Haorui couldn't see the reason, so he hurriedly apologized: "Sister, don't think about it, it's all brother's fault, I'm afraid that I will be blamed by my father. If I make my sister cry, I will be guilty." Standing up and bowing heavily, Lin Daiyu forced her tears back after seeing him. After hesitating for a while, she swallowed her mind full of questions and asked softly, "How is father?"

Lin Haorui looked at Daiyu, with a trace of sadness in his brows and eyes, his figure was even weaker, his temperament was refined, elegant and fairy-like, charming and romantic.Thinking of her leaving home at a young age and living alone in the huge Rongguo Mansion here, she couldn't help but feel pity in her heart, and quickly waved her hand: "Sister, sit down, father is fine, sister don't have to worry."

"...You sit down quickly, look at me, you have forgotten etiquette." Daiyu hesitated for a while, but still didn't call out the word brother, Lin Haorui was not discouraged, and pointed to Nanny Song standing in the hall and said: "In the future, if there is anything wrong with my sister, you can tell Nanny Song as much as you want."

Daiyu couldn't help but carefully looked at the nanny standing in the middle. Lin Haorui repeatedly introduced it, and it seemed that this nanny had won his trust.Seeing Daiyu's young age, but with a cautiousness different from her age, Nanny Song couldn't help but feel distressed, and hurriedly said: "The old slave and Mrs. Lin once served as the companion of Princess Yunting, and Mrs. Lin read it all over since childhood She's extremely intelligent, but it's a pity..." As she spoke, her eyes turned red.

Daiyu couldn't help but her eyes were red, and she hurriedly said: "Mama came from a long way, let's take a rest. Zijuan, take Madam Song to freshen up!" Zijuan led Nanny Song out, and Daiyu gently tried After shedding tears and calming down, she turned her head and continued to ask Lin Haorui: "How long will you stay in Shangjing?"

"I traveled with Master to give lectures, and I guess I will leave in a few days." Lin Haorui said lightly, a warm smile appeared on his resolute face.