The Bandit Gentleman of the Red Chamber

Among the servants of the Rongguo Mansion, most of them have no king's law in their mouths, and they often chew their master's tongue.Now the Xue family also lives in Rongguo Mansion, they are all relatives, and they are also living with brothers and sisters.Lin Chen and Xue Pan, Daiyu and Baochai, were often compared by these individuals and used for conversation after dinner.

It's just that Lin Chen left early and returned late, and Xue Pan didn't see anyone for a few days. The two girls Bao Dai were mentioned the most.

Since Xue Baochai came to Rongguo Mansion, because of her good character and manner, and being the elder among her sisters, she has won the love of Daiyu and her friends.And because her family is very rich, the rewards are generous, and she is not very airy, and she can play with little girls.Therefore, maidservants, big and small, often rushed to run errands to Lixiangyuan, and they were full of praise when talking about Miss Bao.

On Daiyu's side, the Lin family lasted for five generations, and Lin Hai was in charge of the salt government, so her family's rewards were naturally not bad.It's just that Lin Chen is very disciplined and pays attention to the distinction between master and servant.Daiyu had to follow her elder brother, if she wasn't some very respectable servant, she would easily not joke with others, so as not to lose her status.That little maid had to make arrangements for her to be withdrawn and petty, and she couldn't tolerate others.

Although there are such gossips in the Rong Mansion, one is that it is a public family, and the rules are strict, and the subordinates only dare to gossip in private; the other is that the two Xiangzhu and Xiangzhu beside Daiyu also have some skills, and these words are easily passed on. Not to Daiyu's ears.Even if she knew, Daiyu probably didn't take it seriously, and she didn't have to try to please some of her servants.

These days, learning the rules from the foster mother made Daiyu see a lot more clearly.She is an extremely intelligent person, but she was ignorant because she had never been exposed to these things.Now the two nuns have opened up the secrets of the inner house and the methods of controlling them one by one and told her one by one. Although she was shocked, she also learned to stay together in the end, but no one taught her how to do it.

On this day, Lixiangyuan posted a post to invite the girls to have a drink and joke together. It happened that the two nuns had something to do at home, and they both asked for leave. Daiyu had a rare leisure time.Sanchun first went around to Qingyuanyuan to find Daiyu, and the four of them came to Lixiangyuan jokingly.

When everyone arrived at Lixiangyuan, Baoyu arrived early, and was holding Baochai's clothes for some reason.Seeing Daiyu coming, Baoyu felt embarrassed, let go of her hand, and said with a smile, "Sister Lin is here."

Tanchun was the first to smile and said, "Second elder brother only sees sister Lin, aren't we human?" Daiyu couldn't help feeling ashamed, glared at Tanchun angrily, stretched out her hand to pinch her cheek and said with a smile, "Okay." You third girl, you know all about the choreographer!"

Because Baochai was the host, she came up and said with a smile, "The table has been set up. It's reasonable for us to have two glasses of wine in a serious manner and write poems." Tanchun smiled and said, "Didn't you hear Sister Bao's lesson, why don't you hurry over and sit down and have a drink?"

After finally calming down and waiting for everyone to sit down, Baoyu offered his treasure and said, "What can you smell?" Sanchun didn't realize it, because Daiyu was sitting next to Baochai, so he smiled and said, "Could it be that it's on Sister Bao's body?" The smell? It's a strange smell, it smells so good."

Baoyu said happily: "Sister Lin knows me! It's just that the fragrance on Sister Bao's body is not the fragrance of fragrant meatballs and fragrant cakes, but a strange medicine called 'Lengxiang Wan'. I was pestering Sister Bao to ask for a piece of it just now." Try the pills."

Xichun had been sniffing around Baochai early on, and at this time she wondered, "What's this smell? It's fragrant and fragrant, but it's unique." He said, "My good sister, you told us Fangzi anyway, so we can smell it." It’s good to put it in your purse.”

Baochai laughed and said, "This was originally given by a monk above the sea, just to cure my disease. This prescription has limited ingredients, and only the word 'coincidentally' is rare: white peony stamens that bloom in spring." 12 taels, 12 taels of white lotus stamens blooming in summer, 12 taels of white hibiscus stamens in autumn, and 12 taels of white plum stamens in winter. Dry these four stamens on the spring equinox of the next year, and put them together in the same place as Yaomozi. After the research is finished, I need twelve qian for rain water on the day of rain, twelve qian for dew on the day of white dew, twelve qian for frost on the day of frost, and twelve qian for snow on the day of light snow. Mix these four kinds of water thoroughly and mix Medicine, plus [-] qian of honey, [-] qian of white sugar, balls the size of longan, put in the old magnetic altar, buried at the bottom of the flower."

Daiyu wondered, "Is there such a wonderful medicine? If it's not a coincidence, it might take three or four years to get it." Baochai said, "I happen to have all these pills in a year or two, and it's easy to make them into one ingredient. Now it is brought from the south to the north, and it is now buried under the pear tree."

Hearing this, Baoyu and Xichun couldn't sit still immediately, clamoring to see this miracle medicine.Baochai was entangled so helplessly by them that she asked a woman to take a pill and show it to everyone.

The more people looked at it, the more curious they became, and they were full of praise.Tanchun suddenly laughed and said: "After all, Sister Bao is an elegant person, and she is as particular about taking medicine as flowers and plants. It's not like those of us who pour those bitter juices down every time."

After finishing speaking, she was complacent, but she saw Daiyu suddenly turned her head and looked at her. Although there was a smile on the corner of her mouth, she felt inexplicably cold.

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Mr. Zhuang has been so busy recently that his feet don't touch the ground, and he doesn't care about Lin Chen, a disciple.After all, Lin Chen is still at the age of studying, so it's not good to let him go to waste. Anyway, his family has a quota for Yin Sheng, so he was thrown into the Imperial College early.

As the highest institution of learning in the country, Guozijian is naturally full of famous teachers and celebrities.Most of the students here also have backgrounds. Even the tribute students recommended by various state capitals are often well-connected at home, let alone relying on the shadow of their parents.

With the blessing of Lin Hai, who lives far in the south of the Yangtze River, Lin Chen also made friends with a few like-minded classmates in the Imperial College by virtue of his title as the son of a second-rank official.

This day was the birthday of Zhou Xiu, the grandson of Zuo Yushi Zhou Zhanhuai of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Lin Chen suggested that some of their good friends gather together and hold a banquet for him at the best restaurant in the capital, Zuixianju.

When Lin Chen arrived, everyone was present except Mr. Shou Xing.Zhang Yan, the youngest son of a scholar in charge of the Imperial Academy, shouted: "The one who came up with an idea was late, Achen, you still punish yourself with three cups!"

Lin Chen drank the wine with a smile, and then confessed to several people: "There is something at home today, and I came out late, so please forgive me. It's just that the birthday man is late, so how should he be punished?"

Wei Shuanghan, the son of Wei Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, said with a smile: "Axiu sent someone to bring a letter early, saying that there will be some delays. You are just a bad person, and you are not willing to be punished yourself, so you want to drag others into the water." Everyone laughed for a while. up.Lin Chen stuffed a pear into his mouth and muttered inarticulately, "Who told him to slam into the door by himself."

When Zhou Xiu came over, the few of them were just drinking and joking, and then gave a few elegant drinking orders.Everyone here is from a family of poetry and rituals, and things that are fun in the wind and dust are definitely not on the table.

After drinking for three rounds, Lin Chen said that he was too drunk, so he declined Wei Shuanghan's company, and went to the back garden of the restaurant to sober up alone.

Seeing that there was no one around, Lin Chen quickly walked towards a courtyard of a restaurant specially prepared for distinguished guests, without seeming drunk at all.As soon as he arrived at the door, the door opened by itself, and the handsome young man who opened the door, with a face like a crown and eyes like a bright star, wasn't it Rong Mo who appeared in the Zhuang Mansion that day!

Lin Chen nodded slightly to him, and as soon as he entered, he saw a young man with a graceful and elegant temperament staring at him with a slight frown.Rong Mo hurriedly said with a smile: "This is Mr. Zhuang's beloved disciple, Lin Chen, the son of Lin Hai, the doctor of Lantai Temple. Brother Lin, this is Fifth Master."

Lin Chen saluted swiftly and called Fifth Master.A smile appeared on the young man's face, and he asked him to sit down.

As soon as Lin Chen sat down, the fifth master asked: "How is the respected master?" Lin Chen lowered his eyes slightly, not looking at him at the same level, stood up and replied, "If you go back to the fifth master, the master originally wanted to personally Come here to say hello to Master Wu, but the old man has not been feeling well for the past few days, so he sent a student to come here to say hello to Master Wu."

The fifth master——Prince Zhongheng was very happy, and said with a smile: "I can't see that you are young, but you have a sharp mouth like your master. It seems that you came here quietly, so I won't tell you too much, your master I asked you to come here, but I have something to tell you?"

Only then did Lin Chen look up at Prince Zhongheng, and said with a smile: "Sir, he asked the students to come here, and he has something to say. The gentleman said: 'The kindness of the fifth master, Mr. Zhuang, has taken care of him. Mr. Zhuang has been idle all his life. I can't stand it anymore, and kicked me out of the house, and I'm used to it now. Besides, Zhuang has only read a few more books than ordinary people, which is just a matter of talking on paper. The fifth master has blue eyes, and Zhuang is really terrified. ’ What my teacher said is exact.”

Prince Zhongheng didn't change his face, and still said softly: "So, I'm bothering little friend Lin. Duan Fang (Rong Mo's words), send little friend Lin off for me."

Lin Chen quietly returned to the banquet, except that Wei Shuanghan asked him why he had been away for so long.Among the rest of the drunken princes of the aristocratic family, who knew that the most prosperous restaurant in the capital was actually the fifth prince's property that they could not avoid?