[Red House] But for the sake of the king

With the support of Xueyan and Zijuan, Daiyu got off the boat slowly. Because she was wearing a veiled hat, she couldn't see clearly.Xueyan saw a few cars parked on the pier from a long distance, all of which were hung with lanterns from the Lin Mansion, presumably the master sent someone to pick up the young lady.

"Miss, there are quite a few carriages and horses over there, which seem to belong to our family." Xueyan, who was excited for a while, had long forgotten the habit in the capital, and still called Miss according to the habit when she was at home.

Jia Lian had sent someone to report the letter earlier, so he naturally knew that the Lin family had sent someone to pick him up, so he looked around when he got off the boat.I thought it was just a few servants, but looking at the middle-aged man who just got off the carriage, he was undoubtedly his uncle.I sighed in my heart that Uncle Lin really loved Cousin Lin so much, he actually came to greet her at the pier, with a smile on his face, he walked over.

Walking to a place only one shot away from Lin Ruhai, Jia Lian stood still, greeted Qianer, and sang, "Nephew Jia Lian pays respects to uncle."

Lin Ruhai gave her a hand, and said, "Nephew, get up quickly, the whole family doesn't need to be too polite. Thanks to you for this journey, sending Yu'er back will make you tired."

Jia Lian hurriedly said that he didn't dare, "Uncle is serious, it's a family, why should it be troubled. My ancestors loved Sister Lin the most, and wished they could bring her here in person. They are only old and can't bear the fatigue of the journey. My nephew is at home. It's nothing important, and my wife has always been close to my sister, and before I left, I gave a lot of instructions to take good care of my sister. Now that the jade is returned to Zhao, I finally lived up to the trust of my ancestors. Besides, my nephew also has some selfish intentions. My nephew has heard since childhood that my uncle is very knowledgeable and outstanding, and I wish I could not see it often. Now that I have this opportunity, I only hope that my uncle will not hesitate to teach me, and this trip is worthwhile."

You know why Jia Lian said that.But it turned out that he thought about it after waking up that day. Naturally, he couldn't have the glory of Uncle Lin with his ability, but if he could be in Uncle Lin's favor, it would be of course beneficial.Jia Lian runs around all day, and the second uncle of the family has raised so many clean guests, so he naturally understands that the most important thing in the officialdom is the guide.Isn't it that Uncle Lin edited a book in Jia Yu Village, and the second uncle mediated through it, so he found a vacancy?Uncle Lin holds an important position, and he earned it by his own ability, but he can't find a good job for him, and a little advice can make him use for life.

Lin Ruhai had also heard that among the Jia family's generation, Jia Lian was considered good, far from his father.Although he doesn't like reading, he can speak eloquently, and his correspondence is extremely decent.After hearing what he said today, I naturally understood what it meant, and felt that he was not a simple person.If he is trained well, he will definitely not be able to become a poor man.What's more, he escorted Daiyu all the way to Beijing, Lin Ruhai was really grateful, so he agreed with a smile.

While the two were talking, Daiyu also slowly approached.Although she couldn't see it clearly, she could still hear her father's voice.The longing for the past three years turned into tears of pearls, and she stepped forward and bowed profusely, "The unfilial daughter pays her respects to her father."

Lin Ruhai just managed to hold back the tears easily, but now hearing her daughter's words, she couldn't hold back anymore, tears flickered in her reddened eyes.

"Yu'er get up quickly, let my father take a good look at it." Saying that, he helped his daughter up and hugged her in his arms, "Well, she has grown a lot taller, but she is still so thin. But she is self-willed and doesn't eat anymore? "

Daiyu seemed to have known each other when she heard these words, and her father said so many times when she refused to eat after making a fuss.But in Jia's mansion, she is just a guest lady after all, who else cares so much about her food and daily life except grandma?Even grandma, after a long time saw that she did not use much food, so she also pushed away.But if you think of something new on weekdays, let her try it more.Thinking of the difference between being at Jia's house and the neglect of the servants after Miss Xue's arrival, Daiyu's heart tightened up and down, and she couldn't breathe until she was crying.

Jia Lian's face suddenly became a little restless. What he knew was that Sister Lin missed her father very much, but what she didn't know was that she had suffered some grievances in Jia's mansion.But since he is a member of Jia's mansion, he can't speak many words, so he can only let the father and daughter hug each other and cry.

Lin Sheng, on the other hand, was afraid that the master and miss would be caught in the wind, and that there were too many people on the pier, which was really unseemly, so he persuaded, "Master, it's a great thing for the miss to come back, but the pier is windy, and the miss is indifferent." Weak, let’s go home early.”

Lin Ruhai was very pleased to hear this, Yu'er was born thin, and even in ordinary times she never stopped her medicine.Now that the weather is such a long distance, if you catch a cold, it's no joke.

"That's very true. It's because of my father's negligence. Yu'er is good, she stopped crying, and drank the cold wind carefully, and she got sick." Said and carried Daiyu into the carriage.

Lin Sheng led Jia Lian into another car. Those luggage and instruments had already been moved by a servant.

Four or five carriages drove towards the Lin Mansion, but the inside of the first carriage was full of warmth.

Daiyu gradually stopped crying, it was just a moment of excitement, but it caused a lot of thoughts, so she cried hard.Wiping his tears, he saw his father's face was haggard, his cheeks were thin, and there was another burst of bitterness, and he said, "Dad is not sick, he should take a good rest at home. It is unfilial for a daughter not to serve soup and medicine, how dare you bother Daddy to come here?" catch."

Hearing this, Ruhai felt comforted, and smiled, "My father heard that Yu'er is coming, and the disease will be cured by [-]% or [-]%. It's not a problem. But Yu'er, the past three years in your grandfather's house have been good. ? From what you have said in your family letters several times, your grandmother loves you so much and has many sisters to accompany you, but she is so happy to leave? "

Daiyu saw that her father was still joking, and really thought he was fine.After all, she was young, she only remembered the appearance of her mother who was lingering on the sick bed, and thought that all seriously ill people looked like that.

Daiyu, who was next to her father, showed her delicate posture, and when her cherry lips parted, Wu Nong's soft words were a hundred times more beautiful than that of Huangying Bailing, "What did Daddy say? Naturally, my daughter misses Daddy every day. No matter how good my grandmother's house is." , how can it compare to my own home, I still think about the swing in our garden, I don’t know if it’s still there now?”

The swing was originally made by Ruhai for his daughter that day, and he also watched her play in the courtyard when he was not on business.It's just that Daiyu is weak, so she can only sit on it and sway slightly.

"Of course it is, you will know when you go back. Even the Nine Rings, White Jade Chess, and Cloth Tiger that you failed to take away are all kept in your room, and there are quite a few of them."

Daiyu's face was flushed, the Jiulianhuan and the chess pieces were nothing, why even the cloth tiger was there. "Daddy is bad, that cloth tiger's daughter has long since stopped playing."

Ruhai suddenly realized, yes, Yu'er is already a big girl, so there is no need for such a childish thing.In the past three years, there has really been a gap between their father and daughter, "It's my father's negligence. Yu'er is now a big girl, so naturally I don't want those."

Daiyu was used to chewing on words in Jia's house, breaking up a sentence and crumbling it to pieces. Although she has returned to her father's side, she can't change this habit for a while.So as soon as these words came out, she heard her father's disappointment, and hurriedly turned away, "Daughter always thinks about Daddy's collection of books, and the tools I brought last time are almost read. I just hope that Daddy will bear the pain to give up what he loves and appreciate it." Some good books for my daughter."

Ruhai stroked Daiyu's head, full of love and affection, "What is it worth? If you like to read it, you can go to the study to find it yourself." If you really like it, you can just take it with you when you go to Beijing.Naturally, the latter sentence was not spoken.Although it was written in the original letter that the daughter should come to see her for the last time, but in this short moment, Ruhai felt her daughter's dependence, so how would she want to make her daughter sad at this time.

Daiyu clapped her hands with joy.There was a teacher teaching at home that day, although she didn't work hard for fame like a man, she still studied hard.It's a pity that I only studied four books in one year.Later, when I arrived at Jia's house, I knew from my grandmother's words that she didn't like girls studying.The so-called reading of those sisters is just reading three or four books with the sister-in-law, such as "Four Books for Women", "Biography of Women", and "Collection of Xianyuan", and they can recognize a few words.Those poems and essays are also read in private to pass the time, and they are just discussed among the sisters on weekdays.Although she wanted to learn, but she had neither a good teacher nor a bosom friend, it was really boring.After Ms. Xue's family came, she often said, "My daughter's family should only do some needlework and weaving."It's just that people in the world often say that "a woman's ignorance is virtue", even if she wants to refute, she doesn't dare to be disrespectful, which is even more annoying.

Ruhai asked about Daiyu's daily life, the northern land was dry and cold, when he was transferred from the capital to Yangzhou, he was not acclimatized for a while.I don't know if Yu'er has any discomfort after arriving in the capital, or if there is any serious health problem.

Daiyu had to answer one by one, the capital city is indeed much colder than the south, but fortunately there are hot kangs, so it is not so sad.Just talking about some rules in Jia's house, such as drinking tea immediately after meals, etc., are different from those at home, and I am a little confused.Then there is the eldest uncle who has inherited the title but does not live in the main house, the second elder brother Lian who is called the second master even though he is the eldest son, and the maidservant from that place.Similar to all kinds of things that Daiyu didn't understand and couldn't ask each other, but now she said it all at once.Although she was said to be clean-eyed by the servants, she was not a heartless person.Of course, she knew that she couldn't say these things directly, but the Lin family was very simple, and she couldn't figure out the reason for it for a while.

Lin Ruhai stroked his beard, sighing in his heart that his daughter is really grown up, and at the same time pitying her for losing her mother at such a young age, no one can teach these inner house skills, which will hinder her in future marriages.After saying a few words, Lin Ruhai felt a tightness in his chest and couldn't breathe.After coughing hard a few times, I felt better.

Seeing that her father had a severe cough, which was worse than when she was ill, Daiyu felt annoyed, how could she forget that her father was still ill.While pouring a bowl of tea with his own hands, he delivered it to his father.

Lin Ruhai took two sips, suppressed the fishy sweetness in his mouth, and comforted Daiyu a few more words.Looking at the situation, he really should have made plans for Yu'er as soon as possible.