Survive in the world of Red Mansions

As soon as Lin Rui returned to Lin's mansion, a young man waiting in the porter's room sent a message that the master was waiting for him in the study and asked him to go to the study as soon as he returned to the house.When Lin Rui heard this, he thought that Lin Hai was looking for something urgent with him, so he hurried to the study.

Lin Hai saw Lin Rui entering the room anxiously, and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry, what happened?"

"As soon as I returned to the mansion, a young man said that you were looking for me. Isn't there something on your side?" Lin Rui asked curiously.

Hearing what Lin Rui said, Lin Hai couldn't help but chuckled and said, "Probably because of the boy who sent the message. He came to you with something, but it's not an urgent matter."

Lin Rui smiled wryly after hearing Lin Hai finish saying this, and couldn't help asking anxiously, "Father, is something wrong with you?"

"Oh, baby, you are missed!"

"I've been missed by others? What do you mean?" After Lin Rui finished speaking, he immediately thought of the incident that his father asked his sister to show him recently, "Is there someone coming to kiss her, and the identity of the woman is not easy to refuse?"

When Lin Hai heard that Lin Rui's guess was right, he was even more depressed, "If I knew this, I would have engaged you early! Today Han Bin came to me and said that Prince Zhongshun has a good impression of you, and that their small county The Lord is 13 years old this year, of course he said it in a rather cryptic way, but that's probably what he meant."

Lin Rui was very reluctant to hear that the daughter of Lord Zhongshun was going to marry into the Lin family, but seeing that Lin Hai was already so bored, he turned to persuade Lin Hai, "It's a princess, not a princess, it's okay, marry into our Lin family. At that time, we will naturally act according to the rules of our Lin family. When the princess gets married, it seems that many of them will set up another princess mansion, right?"

"Son, isn't the direction of your concern not right? Marrying a daughter from a high family, marrying a woman from a low family, this princess married in, it's fine, she has a good personality, but she has a bad temper, and she insists on her status every day to be higher than you, so you can live like this." How aggrieved!"

"Father, it's actually not that bad. If you get along well, stay together more. If you don't get along, stay away. What's the difference? It's not like in the past, when we talked about the harmony and love between husband and wife. What's important here is that husband and wife respect each other as guests. We must respect and love each other, but we must also treat each other with courtesy, like a guest. If this little princess is really difficult to get along with and maintains her own identity, what's the problem with offering her like a guest? If It was the princess who married in, and I will have trouble entering the officialdom in the future, that would be really cruel, just a princess, it doesn't matter."

Listening to Lin Rui's words, Lin Hai also knew that his son was trying to ease his heart, but the matter has come to this point, so what if he doesn't think so? !

"Oh, I can only think this way now. I thought that you are young and you are not in a hurry. You can choose slowly, and you can choose slowly. Now that you are doing well, you don't have to choose again. Let Daiyu choose tomorrow." Come back and lie down, let Daiyu not worry too much. Besides, ask Daiyu, maybe she has seen the little princess at the banquet she attended before, and she hopes to be more beautiful, at least she hopes to be as good as she is in this regard. You mean, don’t even lose this advantage.”

Lin Rui couldn't help laughing when he heard Lin Hai's words, "Father, you are the one who cares, right? As for the appearance, the royal family has been optimized by generations of beauties, so there is no limit to how ugly they are, so there is basically no need to worry about it.

If it is confirmed that the little princess will marry into our family, can you discuss it with Zhongshun Wangfu or the clan's mansion, don't set up another princess palace, and marry a daughter-in-law to come in, just to be able to manage the house, preside over the middle class, and set up a princess Mansion, isn't that the same as now?What's the use of marrying a wife? "

"It shouldn't be a problem. There was such a precedent in the past. You lived directly with your husband's family. What's more, like our family is now, just us father and son. You can't get married and let a few aunts take care of the house? External management, you can't The butler has always come forward.

Forget it, this is the end of the matter, and there is nothing more to say.During this period of time, you have often participated in various literary and poetry meetings. How do you feel? "

"Superb people come forth in large numbers! I really think so, Dad, you see, I have been a man for two lifetimes, and I am also very hardworking. I am not boasting, but I am also very good. But even so, I don't know I have to admit that some of the scholars and literati I met during this period of time are indeed masters. Not to mention stereotyped poems and essays, playing the piano, painting, playing chess, appreciating antiques, and even gourmet food, these are all at your fingertips. Compared with ancient scholars and modern experts and professors, they become scumbags. I really can’t underestimate the ancients, I have to work harder!"

Lin Hai looked at his son with a smile, "What? You were hit? Son, you are no worse than others, so there is no need to belittle yourself!"

"I'm so shocked that I just feel that in the next three years, I should work as hard as before and not relax."

"You've done a good job, don't put too much pressure on yourself, just be the same as before."

"Other people's father is urging their children to study every day, how are you!"

"..." Didn't you want to put too much pressure on you? Lin Hai looked at his son and was too lazy to speak again because he didn't know good people.

Lin Daiyu received a message from the servants of the Lin family, reported it to Mrs. Xu early the next morning, packed up and went back to her natal home.

After entering the Lin Mansion, seeing Lin Rui, he asked, "Brother Rui, you specially sent a letter to let me come back. Is there something wrong in the mansion?"

"There are some things. I was afraid that the servants would not be able to speak clearly, so I asked my sister to come back. Some time ago, when my father asked you to attend some parties, pay more attention to girls of the right age. I'm afraid it won't be necessary in the future."

When Daiyu heard this, she hurriedly chased after her, "It's already booked, which girl is it?"

Seeing his younger brother shaking his head, he smiled helplessly, "What's the matter? If you don't want to, just make it clear to Dad. Dad is not the kind of stubborn person, and he will never force you to do you agree."

"It's not for this reason. Lord Zhongshun sent someone to tell us that he intends to marry our Lin family. Since they have spoken, if I have already made an appointment, or even if I haven't made an appointment at the end, but I have a tacit understanding with other families, it's easy to say, Since there are none, how can I refuse?"

"That's true, the younger brother is a little taller, but the little princess who is loyal to the prince seems to be a pretty good girl."

Lin Rui finally became a little interested when he heard Lin Daiyu say this, "Sister, have you seen this little princess? How is it?"

"Yes, I saw her at the Xu family's flower viewing banquet last time. At that time, she was very conspicuous in a pink dress. Because it was the first time I saw me, I was still a little curious, so the cousin of the Yao family asked someone to find out. I know it is the little princess of the palace. Except for her high status, as far as I saw last time, she is a nice person and born well."

"It's all like this. Besides, apart from her higher status, I haven't heard of any bad reputation. The daughters of the royal family should be well-educated. If you enter the Lin family as the head of the house, it's fine if you can preside over Zhongfu."

"Although I only met him once at the last banquet, it doesn't look like a self-confident and domineering person. After marrying into the family, we just need to get along well."

Lin Rui smiled and listened to Lin Daiyu, and didn't continue to talk about these things, but asked, "Where's brother-in-law, why did sister come here alone?"

"Jingzhi sent me here, but he had an appointment with someone so he didn't come in, and he will pick me up later."

The two siblings chatted about other topics and waited for Xu Jingzhi's arrival by the way.

Lin Rui also thought about it now, marrying someone is not a matter of marrying, and marrying another family is not necessarily better than this little princess.

From the present point of view, Prince Zhongshun is also quite good at being a man. Although he has a bad reputation, is domineering, takes care of little actors, and has a lot of concubines in his mansion, but judging by how he behaves, he does not just cross the line. Because of this, the emperor was willing to tolerate him and give his brother dignity.Prince Zhongshun is like this, not to mention that his elder brother is sitting on the throne now, and his nephew will be sitting on the throne in the future, so Prince Zhongshun's mansion will not be affected in any way.In this way, he would not have to worry about his wife's natal family in the future, at least he would not be upset like Lin Hai because of the Jia's affairs.

As for others who said that they were afraid of being difficult to get along with each other in the future, Lin Rui was not too worried.The princesses and county kings of this dynasty are not as free and open as those in the Tang Dynasty. They can do all kinds of things to raise a male favorite. This dynasty treats these daughters of royal background very strictly. Similarly, apart from going out to attend some banquets occasionally, they are also restricted in the mansion. If they want to live well, they still have to rely on men, so there is nothing to worry about.

It would be better if they could be considerate, take care of each other, and even fall in love with each other after she entered the door, but if not, Lin Rui didn't think it was a big deal.This society is always more tolerant towards men. Even if you have a wife and children, you are not restricted from finding other women for sex. There is really nothing to worry about.

Prince Zhongshun now has two sons and three daughters, of which the princess has a son and a daughter.Although Prince Zhongshun is a bit absurd, he really respects the concubine, and all matters in the house are handled by the concubine with full authority.For Princess Zhongshun, the favor of a man is the most unreliable thing. Her son is the future heir of the palace, and the housekeeper of the palace is in her own hands. Actors and male favorites don't take it seriously at all, and live as they want.

From this year onwards, when the princess handles the affairs of the mansion, the little princess will watch from the side, and she will often ask her what she thinks about some things. If there is anything she doesn't understand, she will explain it to her carefully.

After all the daughters-in-law and maids in charge resigned, Princess Zhongshun also left the director's room with her daughter.

"Ya'er, don't feel annoyed by taking you to be the director every day. You can only stay in the mansion for two or three years at most. Now look at it more, so that you won't be in a hurry when you get married."

"Mother Concubine..." Li Jingya took Wangfei's hand and said arrogantly and embarrassedly.

"Daughter's family, you always have to go through this, Ya'er, maybe you can't figure out why the concubine mother brought you to Xu Shangshu's flower viewing banquet a few days ago, you are 13 years old this year, and it's time to start seeing each other. I have already discussed with your father, and I have selected a family for you, which is the son of the Household Minister Lin's family."

Xu Jingya couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when the princess talked about her marriage, but she was also a little curious about her future husband, so she still held back her shame and listened from the sidelines.

"The Lin family has only one son and one daughter. Mrs. Lin passed away a long time ago. Now this daughter has been married. She is the second son of Xu's family who married the left servant of Xingbu at the beginning of this year. You saw her a few days ago. She came back. At that time you said she was the one who was very beautiful. Brother Lin is fifteen years old and two years older than you, which is just right. Although the status of the Lin family is a little lower, brother Lin is motivated and sensible. Having won the "Little Three Yuan", this time Qiu Wei won another No.12 in the list. He is really a young talent. With the help of Mr. Lin and his own progress, his future future will not be bad. Besides, There are only father and son in the Lin family now, you can take care of the family when you marry in, and there will be no mother-in-law to hinder you in the future, as long as you work hard, life will definitely not be bad in the future."

Princess Zhongshun asked the prince to find someone to pass the message to the Lin family, and at the same time, she also deliberately found out that the married aunt of the Lin family was going to attend the Xu family's banquet, so she brought her daughter there so that the Lin family's aunt could see Jingya.Although the Zhongshun Palace has the support of the emperor, the Lin family can only accept the marriage given by the emperor, but let the Lin family meet Jingya in advance and know that Jingya is good, I believe that the resistance to this marriage will be much less.

It is said that the daughters of the royal family are not worried about getting married, but after the daughters of the royal family get married, [-] out of [-] will not be happy, so what if they have a distinguished status, if they don’t choose the right person, it’s better to marry the daughters of ordinary people Had a good time.

After the princess took a fancy to Lin Rui, she asked someone to inquire about it. She knew that although there was only one male in the Lin family, Mr. Lin loved him very much, but he was studious, motivated and able to endure hardships. One by one was spoiled beyond recognition.Brother Lin's current status is pretty close, but Jingya won't be bullied if she marries in like this.Although Jingya has the status of a princess, her daughter's family always hopes to have a comfortable life when she is married. Mrs. Lin has passed away, and no one will rely on her status as an elder in the future. A house concubine came to make trouble.

Concubine Zhongshun actually knew that this matter was a bit of a showdown. From the point of view of the Lin family, she probably didn't want to marry the royal family.For the Lin family, apart from their daughter having a distinguished status, this may not be considered an advantage at all for them. To be honest, apart from the daughter herself, there are not many advantages that the Lin family values.

But after knowing so much, the princess can also know that if she is really married to the Lin family, no matter what, her daughter's life will not be very difficult.If the brother of the Lin family falls in love with his daughter, that is of course even better. He will definitely take good care of his daughter in the future. Even if his daughter can't make him fall in love with him in the future, as a man, he will definitely treat his wife kindly, and that's enough!