[Red Mansions] The Road to Empress Dowager

The next day, Xiao Jingyun went to a three-in-one courtyard rented by several friends from the same department.Now that the errands are not done, there is no income, and the poor family Jinshi has no foundation in Beijing, so it is normal to live in a shared house.

When Xiao Jingyun made friends, it didn't matter whether he was from a high or poor family. Liu Yang and Li Hu, who were working in the Lin family's nursing home back then, also sat and ate meat and drank together, let alone Jinshi of the same discipline.

Gathering together, Xiao Jingyun's family background is the best, so he called a table of banquets in "Tianxianglou" and sent them to this courtyard, and chatted with the new scholars about their ideals in life.

Suddenly there was a visitor from outside the door, and after a while a book boy said, "My lord, someone from the Lin University Scholars' Office has sent an invitation card."

Xiao Jingyun couldn't help being startled when he heard "Lin University Scholars' Mansion", but seeing that it was Tan Lian's book boy, Xiao Jingyun still admired that Tan Qian came from a poor family, but he was neither humble nor overbearing, stable and dignified.What's more, Tan Qian has sword eyebrows, starry eyes, heroic spirit, and has never learned martial arts, but the six arts of a gentleman are not bad, such as imperialism, archery, ritual, law, calligraphy, and art. He is not just a pedantic scholar.

Tan Qian went out of the courtyard in person to meet Lin Xiang, the steward of the Lin family, and asked Lin University why he invited him.The Jinshi present also showed admiration, everyone knew that Lin Dashi was Jane in the heart of the emperor.At the beginning, he was promoted directly from the patrolling censor to be the Zuo Shilang of the household department and conferred the title of Grand Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion. Although there were also some five-rank officials in the previous dynasty who conferred the title of Grand Bachelor, but there are few such favored ones in this dynasty.

If you register with Lin University Scholars, won't your official career be smooth?

Lin Xiang replied: "Our master just takes a rest tomorrow. A few days ago, the master got a few calligraphy and paintings. He heard that Mr. Tan is also good at this, so he invited Mr. Tan to appreciate them together."

Many Jinshi present couldn't help shouting in their hearts: Even if we are not good at it, it doesn't mean that we don't understand everything. Why should we only invite Tan Qian if we are also Jinshi?

Although Tan Qian was overwhelmed by flattery, his face was neither humble nor overbearing, and he said with a smile: "Thanks to Master Lin, I will come to visit tomorrow."

Lin Xiang accepted the invitation and left without staying any longer. Many friends from the same department congratulated Tan Qian, saying that Tan Qian was lucky.

One of the Jinshi suddenly said: "every year, there is a case of catching a son-in-law under the list. It is said that the second-best man fell into the eyes of the right servant of the official department and wanted to recruit him as his son-in-law. Brother Tan is not married yet, does this also happen to Lin University scholar?" meaning?"

Tan Qian's heart was inevitably moved, and his face couldn't help but flush. Although he was upright and focused on studying aspirations, and he didn't care about men and women, he was a normal adult man.Every spring is warm and flowers are blooming, and the beautiful scenery is beautiful. It is a lie to say that you don't want women.

Xiao Jingyun only felt his heart skip a beat, and when he looked at Tan Qian, who originally thought he was "impressive", he felt that it was really an eyesore.

But do you think that such a peerless woman will marry a humble man like Tan Qian?

Is Lin Ruhai blind?Since he wanted to recruit a son-in-law among the new division Jinshi, why did he just ignore him?His parents are somewhat unreliable, they only know how to travel around, but how is he worse than Tan Qian in terms of talent, family background and appearance?

Xiao Jingyun said seriously: "Who is Miss Lin, please don't make wild guesses. We are all scholars, so we must not slander the young lady of the University Scholars' House behind my back and do such things as frivolous prodigal sons."

Hearing what he said, everyone thought that Master Lin really wanted to recruit a son-in-law, and his daughter is not a man who can speak frivolously behind his back.

The person who just said the word "recruiting a son-in-law" also accused him face-to-face, saying that he was frivolous and violent, and it was not a gentleman's action, so he did a self-examination.

Now we are friends, but there are also people who talk too much, whoever speaks crookedly will offend a first-rank official, which may be detrimental to his official career in the future.

This is the reality of ancient times. For example, Cui Yingying and others have lost their fathers, and the wild scholars behind them are talking frivolously, but Lin Daiyu has a father who is a university scholar and a righteous sister who is a noble concubine. No one dares to be frivolous.Even if you make a slip of the tongue, you have to be terrified, and you can't make up for it by yourself.

Xiao Jingyun was not in the mood to eat, drink, and talk about life ideals at this time, but he left first under the pretext of having something to do.

When he returned to the Dingzhonghou's Mansion in the capital, he always thought of Daiyu's beautiful figure, her elegant body, and that extremely beautiful hand. lost.

He had been fidgeting all the time, and finally became cruel: I don't believe that I am the prince of the middle prince, and Tan Hualang is no match for Tan Qian, a humble man.Dad can do any absurd things, dad has always thought so, face is not important, the benefits are his own.It's okay for me to be his son and imitate him once, and it's okay for me to be shameless once in order to grab my wife.If the daughter-in-law grabs it, it is her own.

Immediately, a letter was repaired immediately, and Fei Ge passed the letter back to Luoyang Dingzhong Hou's Mansion.

He also ordered the servant to come to report to the attendant to take a bath and change clothes. He put on a luxurious brocade bag, tied his hair with a golden crown, and hurried out. .

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But because Lin Ruhai was blocked, and because Xiao Jingyun's status as the prince of the middle prince was not easy to refuse, he had to go to the banquet temporarily, so it was already time to return home that night.

After returning to the house, Mrs. Sun helped him to wash up, and Lin Ruhai only talked about Xiao Shizi inviting him to drink.

Mrs. Sun asked: "Yesterday, you had the virtue of helping each other, and today you invited the master to a banquet. Does it mean that you have a good relationship with our mansion?"

Lin Ruhai thought that during the banquet, besides toasting and talking about poetry, he mentioned several times in a row that he wanted to start a family and start a career, but the family had not yet given him a beautiful and talented daughter-in-law.In the end, seeing Lin Ruhai pretending to be confused but comforting him, Xiao Jingyun couldn't help but talk about helping Mrs. Sun and Daiyu yesterday, which meant: I know you have a marriageable daughter.

In fact, Xiao Jingyun's thought was: Isn't Lin Ruhai looking for a son-in-law?Don't limit the candidate to Tan Qian, he is also a good candidate.Originally, he should let his parents decide, but before his parents came to the capital, Lin Ruhai was going to meet Tan Qian tomorrow, what if Lin Ruhai made the decision tomorrow?So in an emergency, Xiao Jingyun made this stupid move temporarily.

Lin Ruhai said: "He wants to marry Yu'er."

"What?" Mrs. Sun was taken aback.

Lin Ruhai didn't know much about the Dingzhonghou's Mansion, but only knew the legends of their ancestors. Although the prince Xiao was extremely handsome and talented, he showed off at the banquet and composed poems and articles with his own hands.

But in the future, poetry is just a small way, and the appearance may not be so beautiful and unconventional, which is the best.

He still leans towards the Shi family, he knows the root and the bottom, and he can rest assured that Daiyu will be like his own family when she marries.Besides, both families have this intention, but because Shi Rui is not engaged, they didn't say it openly.

This is because he abandoned the Shi family and made Daiyu another marquis mansion. If others found out, wouldn't it be thought that Lin Ruhai was greedy for the noble title of Marquis?

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The next day, Lin Ruhai entertained Tan Qian, who came to his house on time as planned, and talked about poetry and prose.

When drinking tea at Lanbiting, Lin Ruhai finally got to the point.

"I heard that Zaihou is not yet married, how about I keep a matchmaker for you?" Lin Ruhai is a high-ranking official, and he is called Tan Qian, which also shows his closeness.

Lin Ruhai is also a smart person, and he also knows that to directly say "keep a matchmaker" is to show that he is not his biological daughter, so as to avoid misunderstandings.

Tan Qian is also a person who is well versed in human relationships and the world, so of course he knows the difference.

Tan Qianyin said: "A few years ago, I had a filial piety, so I never married a wife. Now that I am in the capital, my parents are absent, so there is no one to make decisions. Mr. Lin will not give up. If you are willing to protect the matchmaker for the students, it is a rare thing for the students. Blessings. But marriages can only be accomplished with blessings, the student dares to wonder which daughter Mr. Lin is referring to?"

Lin Ruhai didn't want to offend anyone, so she first explained: "I originally had a young daughter, but the age difference between Zaihou (Tan Qian's name Zaihou) is too big. But my adoptive daughter is both talented and beautiful. This year happens to be [-] years old. Thickness is the appearance of a talented woman. Speaking of which, the old man and righteous daughter were originally from the family of Liehou, and it was only because of an accident in the previous family that it fell into decline. However, she has a noble character and has a lucky relationship..."

The matter of marriage lies in a word of sincerity, Lin Ruhai does not hide it from each other, and tells about Su Fuer's experience, including her ten-year friendship with the imperial concubine and empress, and the eight-year friendship between half-master and half-sister. Take Fuchu to go.It also explained the sworn sisters of the imperial concubine, because of this relationship, Su Fu'er can also be regarded as Lin Ruhai's adopted daughter.

After all, Tan Qian is a sensible person. This Miss Su came from a noble family, and he came from a poor family. She is enough to match him.Miss Su's biological parents both died, and his own biological parents are both gone, so don't dislike the one who is the lone star.If you really think about it, Su Fu'er has Xing, Lin, and Shi as backers, who are stronger than him.

Lin Ruhai didn't talk about Su Fu'er's rich dowry. If Tan Qian said that he was pedantic and not greedy for money, it would feel like insulting him. If he was greedy for money, it would not be a good thing if he married for money.

Tan Qian thought for a while, then got up and raised his hands and said, "Thanks to Lord Lin for his love, I am willing to protect the matchmaker for the students. The students will be able to prepare the dowry tomorrow, and I will invite the Iceman to the Xing Mansion to propose marriage on an auspicious day."

Lin Ruhai nodded with a smile, said yes repeatedly, and took him to the garden to enjoy the flowers, but he didn't know that Su Fuer was secretly watching the people in the garden from the window sill, accompanied by his confidants Jiang Nanny and Qin Nanny on the pavilion in the garden. .

It was agreed earlier that if Lin Ruhai took people to enjoy the flowers in the peony garden, it would be done, and by the way, he gave Su Fuer a peek at the true appearance of his future husband-in-law from a distance.

But seeing that man was dressed in scholarly green clothes, his body was like pine and bamboo, although he was far away, he could still see his handsome appearance and bright bearing, Su Fu'er couldn't help but blushed.

She already has a daughter's heart. In the original book, Jia Baoyu is the only man in the Grand View Garden. She really has no choice. She puts her daughter's heart on him, and makes it very hypocritical, making a joke of "the insider" However, Xing Xiuyan, who knew her very well, saw through it at a glance, and brought Baoyu back to be an "outsider", which fulfilled Miaoyu's wishes.And this involuntary, self-abased and self-inflicted Miaoyu had a tragic ending. She was taken captive, and her life was hard to keep.

Afterwards, Baoyu was also sad for a while, and he felt pity for his daughter, and then, of course, there was no more.

Daiyu died, and he only became a monk after marrying a wife and having children. What is Miaoyu in Baoyu's heart?

Xing Xiuyan didn't care about Miaoyu's pretentious and unpleasant elements, and sincerely planned for her future, but she never thought that another generation of famous officials would become her brother-in-law in the future.