'Lin Daiyu' of the Red Chamber

Daiyu was concerned about her own dowry, since the people in the Rong Mansion didn't need to worry about it, then her dowry could only be arranged by herself.It is impossible for Lin Ruhai to cover everything about the back house, and besides, he is very busy with official duties.Daiyu still needs to remind Lin Ruhai about this, so as not to be caught off guard.As a girl to be married, Daiyu is naturally not suitable to speak directly to Lin Ruhai, so first ask Zhou Rui's family to remind him.

Lin Ruhai really took his heart and asked Zhou Pu to bring a box.Daiyu opened the wooden box and saw a stack of land deed silver notes and a bunch of keys inside.

"These are your mother's dowry back then. They were all locked in the treasury and brought to Beijing intact. They will be left to you as a dowry in the future. These bank notes and land deeds are the property saved by the Lin family ancestors, and they are all entrusted to you to take care of them." .”

Daiyu nodded, and looked at the land deeds above. Almost all of them were Zhuangzi located in Yangzhou City. Zhou Pu should have been managing these Zhuangzi in the past.

Lin Ruhai sighed: "After your mother passed away, these properties have not been touched, and I'm to blame. I forgot about it after a long time, so you can deal with it casually." Lin Ruhai trusted Daiyu's housekeeping ability very much. Compared with her mother, More than that.Since the property was handed over to Daiyu, Lin's family assets have increased a lot every year.

Daiyu got Lin Ruhai's straightforward consent, and it was easy to do. She sent Zhou Lu and two reliable stewards to Yangzhou City. Except for the old house of the Lin family and a few distinctive villages, the rest of the villages were sold. .The silver obtained is then transferred to Zhuangzi near the capital city.This is more convenient for management, can avoid many possible troubles and losses, and will even avoid the problem that the sky is high and the road is too far to reach out.

As for the betrothal gift Jia Min left for her, Daiyu checked it out, and it was enough to just replace some old items.Lin Ruhai disagreed, and added a lot more, which was heavier than the original one.Daiyu calculated carefully, and Lin Ruhai gave her more than half of the Lin family's property.Daiyu naturally refused, but Lin Ruhai insisted.

The third day of August is Jia's mother's birthday. The Jia family was afraid that all relatives and friends would come, so they would not arrange a banquet, so they discussed with Jia Amnesty, Jia Zhen and Jia Lian early on, and agreed to start from July 28th to August [-]th. Only two places in Rongning and Ning held banquets together. Ningguo Mansion Zhongdan invited officials and guests, and Rongguo Mansion Zhongshan invited guests. In the Grand View Garden, several large places such as Zhuijin Pavilion and Jiayin Hall were arranged for retreat.

Lin Ruhai and Daiyu naturally came with gifts.Lin Ruhai went to Ningguo Mansion, while Daiyu went to Rong Mansion.When he got there, he was called over by the old lady, who hugged him affectionately.

There were many officials' wives and noble ladies present, and when they saw Jiamu holding an extremely beautiful girl in her arms, they guessed that she was the daughter of Lin Ruhai.

Ladies often listen to their masters talk about government affairs, and occasionally hear words like "what does the emperor order Lord Lin..." You can see how prosperous and favored Lin Ruhai is in front of the emperor.Naturally, they would not let go of the opportunity to curry favor with Lin Ruhai's only daughter. They all seemed to be participating in a poetry competition, with honey in their mouths, and praised Daiyu one wave after another.

The granddaughter made her even more beautiful, and Mother Jia was very happy, and she was even more reluctant to part with Daiyu.Holding Daiyu back, she pouted her mouth to keep her: "But I'm celebrating my birthday, and the birthday person is the oldest. I'll let you stay for two days. You have to listen."

Daiyu responded with a smile, she really had no reason to refute Mother Jia.She has lived in Rong Mansion before, so she is not afraid of a day or two.

Mother Jia hugged Daiyu happily again, and kissed her on the forehead.At this time, when she heard the girls making a fuss, Jia Mu laughed again when she thought of someone.She recruited Shi Xiangyun and introduced it to Daiyu: "This is my natal niece, who is younger than you."

Before Jia's mother could speak, Shi Xiangyun was already smiling at Daiyu, saluted in a serious manner, and called 'Sister Lin'.

Mother Jia laughed and scolded her for being a monkey spirit, and pushed Daiyu to play with her sisters. She would always come to pay birthday wishes and give gifts, so she might not be able to take care of her.

Shi Xiangyun took Daiyu's hand to the Sanchun sisters, and said to them: "I often hear your sister Lin screaming, I am so envious, and today I have one too."

Daiyu noticed Baochai's absence sharply, and was a little surprised.Shi Xiangyun pulled her suddenly, Daiyu remembered what she said just now, and smiled at Shi Xiangyun.Sister Sanchun also laughed, and Tanchun suggested that everyone go to her Qiushuangzhai to hide from the excitement.

When Mrs. Wang saw that Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun had left, she sent for Aunt Xue and Baochai.She had originally discussed with her younger sister, and when the old lady was celebrating her birthday, she brought up the marriage. The old lady agreed as soon as she was in doubt, and everything would be easy afterwards.

So today she was going to talk to the old lady when she had time, so she asked Aunt Xue to wait for her news, so she didn't have to come here for the time being.Who would have thought that a man named Shi Xiangyun would come suddenly to disrupt the situation.

This girl is from the old lady's family, she is about the same age as Daiyu, and not a few years younger than Baoyu, she looks pretty good, she has a very cheerful and pleasing personality when she looks coldly.This made Mrs. Wang nervous immediately, especially when she heard that the old lady intended to keep her for a long time, her whole heart immediately tensed up.

Mrs. Wang swallowed the words that came to her lips.The old lady was having a good time, and if she said something inappropriate at this time, it would only make the future more difficult.When Aunt Xue came, Mrs. Wang quickly explained the situation to her.

Aunt Xue took Baochai to dress up early in the morning, and waited energetically for Mrs. Wang to send a letter asking her to hear the good news.As a result, I come with hope and leave with sadness.

Aunt Xue was a little disheartened. Her Baochai was over 16 years old, and she was waiting for an older girl.The old lady got Daiyu first, and finally Daiyu left. There was some hope here, and she came to Shi Xiangyun again, one at a time, one at a time. Isn't this a joke that her Baochai is old?

Aunt Xue had a stiff smile on her face, but said nothing.No matter how much her elder sister guarantors, how sweetly she talks, Aunt Xue doesn't want to believe it anymore, and her family Baochai is not nobody wants.

Aunt Xue took Baochai to stay for a while, and then asked her daughter to help her back on the pretext that she was not feeling well.Mrs. Wang thought something was wrong with her sister, so she asked Wang Xifeng to ask a doctor to see her, but Aunt Xue refused.

The mother and daughter went back together, and as soon as they entered the door, Aunt Xue lowered her face and sat on the kang in silence.

Knowing that her mother was worried about her, Baochai excused herself, "Perhaps he came to join in the fun."

Aunt Xue frowned. She knew that her daughter was reassuring her. How could a mother not see the suspicion in her daughter's eyes?After all, it was her sister who was not doing things well and kept procrastinating.Aunt Xue sighed again and again, and hugged Baochai into her arms distressedly.

"Why don't we look for it too, once or twice or three times, you are so dignified and beautiful, I am afraid no one will want you." Aunt Xue said confidently.

Xue Baochai also felt that what her mother said was reasonable, her cheek was pressed against Aunt Xue's shoulder, and her gaze was fixed forward. "Mother, I need to find an outstanding husband and make them regret it."

"Well, it's promising. It's better to hit the sun than to choose a day. I'll go and find out today."

Aunt Xue immediately asked someone to send a post to Mrs. Song, the eldest wife of Duke Li's mansion.Last time, Mrs. Song agreed to the matter of the Chu family, but she didn't get it done. She felt ashamed of Aunt Xue to some extent.Aunt Xue just wants to use Song Shi's mentality to help her find it again. With the lesson from last time, Song Shi will definitely work harder this time.

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On the fifth day of the eighth lunar month, Niu Shifang and Gu Ling came to visit Jiamu.

Jia's mother was looking forward to seeing Gu Ling, so she specially asked someone to send a message to the first-class uncle Niu Jizong, asking him to help ask her sister to bring Gu Ling to see her.Although the Rong Mansion only accepts female relatives, unmarried men can also come with their mothers.Of course, a person with Gu Ling's personality would definitely not want to come to a place with many female relatives.This was due to his mother Niu's repeated and strong request, so he had to come.

When Niu Shi left home, he called Gu Ling after several reminders.Along the way, Gu Ling kept a cold face, as if he was very unhappy.Niu deliberately put on an extra piece of clothing, so that he wouldn't be afraid that his son would be cold to her!

When he arrived at Rong Mansion, Gu Ling saw the female family members coming in and out, so he changed his mind temporarily and stopped.

Niu was afraid that his son would change his mind temporarily and make her look ugly, so he tried every means to persuade her, but it was a pity that Gu Ling still stood there without moving.

Suddenly Niu's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "She is Miss Lin's grandmother."

"I know." That's why I prepared a generous gift.Gu Ling heard that Daiyu had a difficult life experience, and lived in the Rong Mansion for several years.In his heart, he respected the mother Jia who raised Daiyu, but it didn't mean that he had to enter the Rongguo Mansion, which smelled of powder.

Seeing that Gu Ling was still unmoved, Mrs. Niu raised her lips and reminded: "So Miss Lin may be there, I think her grandmother's birthday is over, she must be here to accompany--"

Niu didn't say a word, and had already seen Gu Ling walking in.At this moment, she didn't know whether to cry or laugh, his son hadn't let his wife in yet, he already had a daughter-in-law who forgot his mother...

Gu Ling was wearing a navy blue brocade robe, calm and elegant, his slightly raised chin revealed his icy coldness, his phoenix eyes were squinted, looking down on everyone.

Because Gu Ling didn't often socialize with Niu Shi, few people in the circle of noble ladies had actually met Gu Ling. They only heard nonsense from outsiders that the Gu family had an eldest grandson who looked like an iceman.I didn't feel much after hearing it, but when I saw it today, everyone couldn't help sighing: How could the grandson of Gu's parents be so good-looking?

With a jade face and icy lips, there is an aura of coldness all over her body.How many young girls' hearts have been disturbed, and how many women's envy have been aroused.

Seeing Gu Ling's handsome appearance and extraordinary bearing, Jia's mother guessed that he was not someone in the pool.I really think it matches Daiyu very well. If the two of them stand together, no one will match the words "golden boy and jade girl" better than them.

Jia's mother looked at Gu Ling happily, and immediately gave him a generous meeting gift.There was no expression of gratitude on Gu Ling's face, he just said thank you coldly without saying a word.

Niu smiled awkwardly, and enthusiastically smoothed things over for Gu Ling.

Gu Ling glanced around, but didn't see the figure he wanted to see, and said goodbye to Jiamu coldly.

Mother Jia was stunned by Gu Ling's cold attitude, she was stunned and speechless.