The Lin family of the Red Chamber has a son

At this time, the moon was hanging in the middle of the sky. Although it was not quite a full moon, it still felt as clear as water.

The street is still lively.In front of the shops facing the street and on the trees, colored lights are mostly hung up high.

Lin Yan and Situ Lan walked side by side. Both of them were very good looking and luxuriously dressed, so they were naturally very eye-catching.From time to time, girls passing by together would come towards them, either shyly or boldly looking at the two of them a few times, and then they all blushed and huddled together and ran away.

The two of them didn't mind, and walked forward slowly.Lin Yan knew that Situ Lan must be followed by someone, so he let him go all the way to the Town God's Temple.

The Town God's Temple is built near the water, and although the night is getting darker, there are still a lot of people.In addition to the lanterns that can be seen everywhere along the way, there are more than a dozen huge flower sheds set up in flat and open places, and there are many smaller ones scattered around the water.

Green grass, green weeping willows, pink peach blossoms, fragrant and beautiful.Situ Lan folded her fan lightly, turned her head and smiled at Lin Yan: "People say that the prosperity of the world belongs to Yangzhou. When I was in Beijing in the past, I doubted this statement. Now that I have seen such a scene, I know it is true. It’s just a small flower festival, and it’s so lively.”

"You should know better than I do. There are a lot of salt merchants in Yangzhou. The rich have tens of millions of property, and those with less than a million are called small merchants. If you want me to say, the word prosperous and rich, except for Yangzhou. There is no other place to use it. As for the capital city, it can be regarded as an 'expensive' word."

Situ Lan thought for a while, then smiled and said, "It makes sense."

Lin Yan raised his face slightly, looking at the extremely exquisite and luxurious flower sheds not far away, wondering what his thoughts were.

Situ Lan sighed, pulled him and complained: "It's very interesting to watch you and Miss Lin go boating on the lake during the day, but it's so uninteresting at night."

Saying so, he led Lin Yan to the lake, and made a move with his right hand behind him, and someone rushed to arrange it.

When Lin Yan and Situ Lan arrived at the lake, they saw that a blanket had been laid under the huge willow tree, and there were even four small dishes and a pot of wine on it.

Lin Yan couldn't help laughing, and looked at Situ Lan with a little more playfulness, "You even have these?"

Situ Lan was very proud, and pulled Lin Yan to sit on the floor.Fortunately, at night, there were not many people by the lake.Sitting under the tree, the two watched the painted boats shuttle in the lake from time to time, and there were flowers, red willows, green clothes and fragrant temple shadows on the shore, but this side formed a world of its own.

The next morning, Lin Yan was still asleep, and only heard Bi Luo's voice from outside the tent: "Master, master?"

He opened his eyes and saw the white light seeping through the tent, he knew it was already bright, so he lazily lifted the quilt and sat up.

Bi Luo set up the tents, saw that Lin Yan got up wearing only a moon-white tunic, hurried over and handed him a gown, and said angrily, "It's still very cold in the morning and evening, sir, you should pay more attention. I only want to talk to the girl about maintenance, so don’t make trouble so that you catch a cold again. You will be laughed at by the girl!”

Lin Yan took it and put it on, and walked around the room, ignoring Bi Luo's words.Suddenly, there was a goose-neck vase with sky-blue flowers and grass patterns on the desk, and several branches of green peaches were inserted in it, blooming in clusters of flowers.

"It was sent by Miss Cai just now. She said it was folded at dawn, and it still has the fog of the night on it."

Two little girls came in with wooden basins and other things, and Lin Yan washed up after all.Another Cuiran and two little maids brought in a small table filled with lacquer, and put food on the table.

Lin Yan didn't feel hungry, he just took two casual bites and went forward.But I heard that Lin Ruhai had gone out there.

Lin Yan didn't ask much.Yesterday, Situ Lan half-confessed to him a lot, and Lin Yanyuan also knew a little bit.Now the emperor's prestige is getting stronger and stronger, but although the prince who was deposed back then is no longer there, the emperor once conferred the title of Prince Yizhong. In addition, his children are still alive, and he also has some power in his hands.It may not be able to stir up any storms, but it also makes the emperor unable to sleep peacefully.

Then there are some veteran families, such as the four princes and eight princes, who have long been decayed inside, and most of their children are dudes, so that's all.Unexpectedly, I want to dream about more glorious things, but I am confused and don't understand the situation.Now seeing that the emperor's foundation is not stable, the emperor is still there, and there are two previous princes, and the current two princes are very favored by the emperor, so they often make small moves in private.

How can the emperor tolerate this?It's just that it's inconvenient to make a brainstorm at this time, and it's only a few years before I think about it.

Lin Yanyuan had studied in the Red Chamber, so he naturally knew the so-called "all fragrances will be exhausted after the three springs go".Whether it's a man or a woman, he never intended to pay attention to the people from the Jia family.As long as Daiyu can be kept safe and happy, he doesn't care about others.

After this, it took another ten days or so, and Situ Lan, who had already made a round trip from Jinling, was anxious to return to Beijing to return to his command, so he didn't dare to delay in Yangzhou.It's just that Lin Ruhai's health is going up and down now, Lin Yan can't go back together, which makes him feel that it's a great regret for this trip.

Lin Yan ignored his muttering, sat at the desk and wrote the envelope, handed it to Situ Lan, and said with a smile, "Please bring it to my young master."

"Hey, I'm still a dignified prince, why did I become the one who is in charge of delivering letters for you?"

Lin Yan looked at him for a while, then suddenly leaned forward and leaned in front of him, and said with a low laugh, "The majestic lord just does things like climbing walls and jumping windows?"

Situ Lan watched his fair and handsome face close in front of her eyes, so close that she could clearly see the eyelashes on his eyelids, the slightly raised corners of his eyes, and the black eyes. The candlelight danced and floated on Lin Yan's face, reflecting His eyes are radiant.Looking at it now, there is a kind of breathtaking beauty.

Situ Lan blushed once in a while, turned her body slightly backwards, turned her head to swallow her saliva quietly, then turned around again and solemnly put the letter in her arms.

Looking at Lin Yan again, he was lazily leaning on the yellow pear wood openwork wooden chair, looking at himself with a half-smile, as if nothing happened just now.

Situ Lan secretly hated herself for being useless, why didn't she know how to seize the opportunity when she was so beautiful?

"Oh, it's a pity. It's a long way to go back to Beijing. If Zifei can go all the way, at least this month will be easier."

Lin Yan snorted, "If the lord can persuade the emperor to let my father return to Beijing directly, wouldn't I be able to go back?"

Situ Lan thought of the elder brother sitting on the high throne, and shook his head, but he really didn't have the ability.

After sending Situ Lan away, Lin Yan straightened his clothes and went to Lin Ruhai's study.

Lin Ruhai didn't rest either, she was sitting under the lamp reading a book.Seeing Lin Yan coming in, he suddenly smiled and asked, "Is he gone?"

Lin Yan was thick-skinned, and said, "I also know that I can't hide it from my father. My father guessed Situ's identity to some extent."

"Which younger brother is he today?" Lin Ruhai asked, and then said very quickly, "Could it be the rumored King Zhongshun?"

Lin Yan smiled and nodded. His father didn't see Situ Lan, but he guessed his identity just based on his two words.

Lin Ruhai looked at the young man in front of him, raised and lowered his fingers, tapped the desk in front of him lightly, and said for a long while: "Lord Zhongshun is the youngest son of the emperor. Many people say that he is unruly and unruly. He is also very good at fighting chickens and running dogs. It is also helpless.”

Lin Yan smiled secretly, thinking, Situ Lan met him, but his father still took care of his own face, and didn't say the phrase "so obscene and playful with men".

Sitting across from Lin Ruhai, Lin Yan said solemnly, "When I met Situ, I didn't know that he was the King of Zhongshun. At that time, I didn't think he was as...so unbearable as the rumors said. This trip to Jiangnan, He said that he came here on orders. The rest, the son can't ask any more. Father is more familiar with the affairs of the court than I am, so what is the current situation, father should have a plan in mind."

Lin Ruhai let out a long sigh. In the officialdom, how could he really get his wish by being a pure minister?In the past few years, I have always had the right to perform the secret rehearsal. This is certainly the emperor's trust. In fact, in the final analysis, it is inseparable from the fact that I secretly supported the present.

Forget it, the young man in front of him has been in Beijing for a few years, and he has been secretly watched for a few years. He has a scheming plan and a means, and he is successful. As long as he is not confused enough to do treasonous things in the future, his future will be bright. No worries.It is not difficult to keep Daiyu alive forever.

Furthermore, King Zhongshun is the ninth son of the emperor. Although his mother's family is a little humble, and he is not favored by the emperor, he has an excellent relationship with the present.There has always been an undercurrent in the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River. Since the emperor sent him out, it can be seen that he has a lot of trust.Maybe, that unruly absurdity is just a faux pas.

Closing his eyes tiredly, Lin Ruhai felt that his body was getting worse and worse, and he often had the desire to fall asleep right away.Fortunately, there is still Lin Yan, and Daiyu has brothers to rely on, which somewhat relieves her own concerns.It would be the best if I could support her until she made up her mind for the rest of her life. It's just that it's not something that can be done overnight, I'm afraid, I can't wait?

"Yan'er."

"Father." Lin Yan said respectfully.

Lin Ruhai smiled wryly and said: "At the beginning I tried my best to push you to go to the capital because I had selfish motives. I thought that you were a smart child and would be able to take care of Daiyu in the future for the sake of your family. Now that you call me Father, tell me whether you have the ability to protect Daiyu."

Lin Yan and Lin Ruhai looked at each other for a moment, then looked away, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he stood up and whispered a word to Lin Ruhai's ear.

There was a flash of light in Lin Ruhai's eyes, and then he retracted it, nodded and smiled and remained silent.

The weather was getting warmer, and in the middle of March, someone suddenly reported that one of the soldiers stationed in Yangzhou was selling illegal salt.Lin Ruhai was shocked. On the one hand, he wrote an excerpt to ask the emperor to know, and on the other hand, he led people to investigate thoroughly.He was not in good health, after more than ten days of worrying and worrying, he spurted out a mouthful of blood and passed out.

The man was sent back to the Lin Mansion, dying.Even if Lin Yan invited doctors from all over Yangzhou, he just shook his head and said that he was not good at acoustics.The two siblings stayed with their father for a while, but after two or three days, they were all haggard.Lin Yan was afraid that Daiyu would not be able to hold on, so he had to comfort her.In addition, there are many affairs in Lin's mansion, and officials of all sizes from Yangzhou come to visit or inquire, so they have to meet and answer correctly.Even though Lin Yan had a tough temper, he couldn't bear it.

On the sixth day of April, Lin Ruhai woke up after being in a coma for several days, and forced himself to write the last secret letter.Caressing her daughter's soft hair, she died suddenly.