Lin Jiajingyu's Counterattack in the Red Chamber

Since the first day of the new year, Lin Jingyu put aside all the trivial matters and concentrated on preparing for the Spring Festival in February.

The Lantern Festival is a day for visiting relatives in Rongguo Mansion. When I went back to my natal home on the second day of the first lunar month, since I said I would not touch the dust in Rongguo Mansion, Lin Jingyu naturally didn't plan to put on a shy face and flatter her stinky feet.For the sake of face, I just sent someone to send some New Year's gifts.

Jia Mu couldn't bear this embarrassment, so Xue Baochai took a detour and asked the big maid beside her to invite Daiyu to speak at Rongguo Mansion during the Lantern Festival.Lin Jingyu refused on behalf of Daiyu, since she was engaged, she naturally had to stay in the mansion to embroider the dowry.Daiyu wanted a housekeeper to help Lin Jingyu prepare for the spring, but she insisted on embroidering the dowry by herself, so she really didn't have much time.

Lin Jingyu only said that she had decided on the marriage and the approximate date, but she didn't even say who she was engaged to. She only said that she would post a post to the Rongguo Mansion after the invitation period.As for Jia Mu's thoughts, Lin Jingyu didn't care.Lin Jingyu felt that Mother Jia might not have the time and energy.

Since the eighth day of the first lunar month, eunuchs have come out to see where to change clothes, where to sit, where to receive gifts, where to have a banquet, and where to retire.He also inspected the eunuchs guarded by the local prime minister, and brought many young eunuchs to guard against them and block the screen, instructing the staff of Jia's house where to come and go, where to eat, and where to announce the heavy etiquette.Outside, there are officials from the Ministry of Industry and five city soldiers and horses sweeping the streets and driving out idlers.Jia Amnesty and others supervised the craftsmen to tie up lanterns and fireworks until the fourteenth day of the first lunar month.

The Rongguo Mansion was too busy to touch the ground, and the Lin Mansion was not idle either.Years ago, Lin Jingyu sent a letter back to Suzhou, asking Lin Bo to sort out Daiyu's dowry. Back then, his parents prepared a lot, and the cloth and wood they had saved in the early years had to be sent to the capital to make clothes and furniture. It all takes effort.After coming to the capital, he has saved some money in the capital in the past few years, so he has to see if he is ready.

The most important thing is that there is a custom in the south that after a big family gives birth to a baby girl, they plant it in the yard. When the girl is thirteen or fourteen years old, the tree is covered with a tree, and the Iceman will know that the family has a daughter of the right age, so she can come to propose marriage.When the daughter gets married, the tree is cut down and made into two wooden boxes, and two boxes of silk are put on them as a dowry, which means that the two sides of the dog will stay together.

After he and Liu Jiyuan Chunwei are ranked, if he can go to high school, then Daughter Hong and the wine his father buried under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree can be sent to the capital together.

Lin Jingyu concentrated on making the final preparations at Xu Wenxiu's place, and Daiyu took inventory of the warehouse.When the dowry was stored, a warehouse was specially prepared.Lala Miscellaneous is already full, and Daiyu needs to count and classify first.After Suzhou's dowry arrives, it's better to join together.

On the day of the Lantern Festival, the gold and silver in the Rongguo Mansion are radiant, the jewels are shining, the incense of lilies is burned on the tripod, and the pistil of Changchun is placed in the vase.Jia Amnesty waited outside the gate of West Street with the disciples of the He clan, while Jia Mu led the family members and waited outside the gate of Rongguo Mansion.When the imperial concubine arrived for the first time, even Lin Jingyu who was in the Lin residence could faintly hear the sound of drum music.

Lin Jingyu just reflected that it was the Lantern Festival, and then continued to study hard.Even Daiyu passed away with just a moment of recollection, and got up again to arrange Lin Jingyu's meals.

Chunwei, also known as Liwei, is held in the Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites. There are three sessions in total, each lasting three days.The spring is cold and the dormitory is simple, but no matter how well prepared Daiyu is, answering questions in the dormitory is like standing on the vent of the moat in the cold winter months.After nine days and seven nights, Lin Jingyu only felt that after the last questioning session, his legs were not his own.A number of carriages were parked outside the examination room, and as soon as Lin Jingyu came out, brothers Lin Feng and Shitou hurriedly helped Lin Jingyu into the carriage.

As soon as she got into the carriage, she saw Yan Yang sitting in the carriage, Lin Jingyu was so sleepy that she couldn't even speak. "Why are you here?"

Yan Yang didn't speak, and rubbed Lin Jingyu's hands.In the swaying of the carriage, Lin Jingyu leaned into Yanyang's arms and fell asleep.After going back, he was in a daze when he ate and bathed. When he woke up, it was already noon the next day, and he didn't even know when Yanyang left.

I ate and slept every day, and ate and slept. After seven days of this kind of life, I was mentally relieved, but I slept for a long time, and I didn't even have the strength to get up.In the previous example of Qiuwei, Daiyu asked someone to help Lin Jingyu up, and then walked slowly in the yard with Lin Jingyu and Yuxiao, her legs were trembling at first.

Daiyu didn't ask how Lin Jingyu was doing in the exam, but told Lin Jingyu about trivia and interesting things in the past two months.Now that she is engaged, she doesn't go out as often as before. When she goes out, she either goes to Fahua Temple to offer incense, or to Princess Rongcheng's mansion. "Brother, do you know sister Qin?"

Lin Jingyu nodded and moved her arms slightly. "Your godmother's daughter, what's wrong?"

"Hearing what the godmother said, it seems..." It's not easy for her daughter to say it directly, she paused and then said: "My brother's family background, talent, appearance and appearance are all the best, but I don't know why. No one came to ask."

As soon as Lin Jingyu changed her mind, she understood the meaning of Daiyu's words, and I am afraid that this matter has been in Daiyu's heart for a long time.

He has no parents, no brothers, and now there is only one sister-in-law who is about to go out, who is the head of the house as soon as he enters the house, and there is no need to set rules.His family background is noble, but the present is not as good as it was a few years ago, but the background of the family is still there, he himself is still making progress, and with the help of his husband, the emperor, the emperor, it will only take a few years to recover.To a certain extent, compared to Liu Jiyuan, he is more in the eyes of the mistress.

Only when the world knows that his marriage with a certain family is certain, no one will ask.Daiyu wanted to tell Lin Jingyu about this, but her tone revealed some dissatisfaction.From her point of view, even if she loves her sister, it's one thing, but her sister-in-law is another.The head mistress of the Lin family must at least be chosen by his brother after a thousand choices.Now she herself is confused, but in the eyes of others, his brother is equivalent to being engaged.

"I know about this matter." He knew about this matter before, but he didn't know who Yan Yang's candidate was.Yanyang was very busy, but now Daiyu broke it down with a single word. "Mr. said at the beginning that my marriage is up to him. He had a candidate before, but he was afraid that I would take the exam. He didn't tell me because he was afraid of being distracted. My father and Sun Shanchang were classmates. , it is not surprising that Mister chose the Sun Mansion. I am afraid that Mister and Mr. Sun Shan have already made an agreement, and now we are waiting for the announcement."

"It turned out to be like this." Hearing that it was Xu Wenxiu's idea, Daiyu let go of her long-hanging heart, and she was a little concerned, "If my mother is still here, why is the marriage almost settled, but I am still confused .”

Daiyu is a boudoir daughter who hasn't left home. People will only judge Lin Jingyu from Daiyu's behavior and behavior, and no one will ask her about Lin Jingyu's marriage.As the saying goes, "the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker", Daiyu and Lin Jingyu, the "older brother like a father", are worried about showing up. Lin Jingyu's own marriage, at most, he participates in it and makes decisions, but there is absolutely no reason for him to come out on his own .

Feeling the strength in her body, Lin Jingyu gestured to the two of them, and said: "People often say 'people who are unhappy in life, out of ten', who doesn't want to be perfect, but the fact is that if you can achieve perfection, you are already a god. Great love, there is always a lack of one, it is impossible to occupy everything. Falling in a noble family, not worrying about food and clothing, being loved by parents, deeply loved by you, healthy and ambitious at a young age, I have already occupied It’s what most people expect.”

Besides, there is Yanyang...

"In detail, my brother and I have to be merciful to God."

On March [-]th, when the rankings were released, Shitou squeezed in with two young servants to read the rankings, while Lin Jingyu and Daiyu sat in the flower hall waiting for the news.It's just that no matter how well you thought about it before, in the end, your heart is always up and down.

Lin Jingyu felt as if it had been a century before she saw Shi Shi running in panting.Both Lin Jingyu and Daiyu stood up in shock, and Shitou gasped for breath and said, "I got it, sir, I got it."

Daiyu asked in surprise: "Really?"

Shi Shi grinned, "I read it twice, and I saw the name of the uncle on the first page."

After saying 'yes' twice, Daiyu congratulated Lin Jingyu with moist eyes, "Congratulations brother."

Lin Jingyu couldn't help but be overjoyed, although she was quite confident in herself, but until this moment, the boulder that had been hanging in her heart was finally dropped.

The servants serving in the flower hall were full of smiles, "Congratulations, sir, congratulations, miss."

"Congratulations, you will be rewarded for two months." Lin Jingyu said to Shi Shi with a smile: "If you are rewarded for three months, it is not in vain for you to run all the way."

Shitou said cheerfully: "It's not in vain that I won the job of announcing the good news so hard. You can reward me with double rewards." Shitou glanced at Lin Jingyu and Daiyu, and said happily, "I saw Liu Yu under the name of my uncle. The names of the young masters, uncle nineteen, young master Liu twenty-one."

Lin Jingyu's heart was burning hot, he now knows what icing on the cake is, "Okay, I will give you a double reward."

Daiyu was so ashamed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground and get in.

"Brother, if your parents know about it, you should be relieved. Lin Bo wrote last time that he would sweep the tombs and burn papers in the Hui family. If he was not old, he would definitely go to Beijing to help with the management. I will write a letter to tell you now. Let Lin Bo light two firecrackers in front of his parents' graves and tell his parents."

Lin Ruhai and Jia Min were buried back in the ancestral tomb of the Lin family. The mountains are far away and the road is far away. Lin Bo is now old, and every year he sends young boys to visit the tomb. This time, Lin Jingyu Chunwei, an old servant, sweeps the tomb on behalf of the young master, praying for the protection of his ancestors.Lin Bo and Lin Ruhai are about the same age. The eldest son, Lin Feng, has already started to take over from Lin Mo as Lin Mo's chief steward, and the old son Shitou can also help Lin Jingyu with important affairs.Fallen leaves return to their roots, and old people are reluctant to leave their homeland.I'm afraid of dying outside, and I won't even be able to return my soul.

"It is said that the wind is the rain, and I will go to the Xu Mansion and the Liu Mansion to report the letter later, and the messengers from the two mansions will also come here. It will take you several days to send the letter back to Suzhou. It is not a short time."

Shi Shi was talking about what happened when he read the list, "The place was so crowded that there was no place to stand. I used to join in the fun with the uncle, and thought that the scholars were gentle, but now I see that their posture is nothing compared to butchers. It's not that I got in through the cracks because I was young, and I don't know when I can squeeze in." Shitou said again: "There was a gray-haired man who fainted on the spot after seeing the list. Whether he hits or misses."

"I met people from Liu's residence who came to see the list. They were the ones who told me the news that my uncle won the prize first. I squeezed in and read it again."

The Liu family is a family of military generals, even the maids serving in the mansion can use both hands, let alone the servants.

Hearing Shitou's talk about going to Liu's mansion, Daiyu listened with blushing cheeks.

Shitou was young, he knew that Liu Jiyuan was the future son-in-law, so he paid special attention to it. Before he squeezed in, the Liu family had already read the list. He was anxious to see the list, without saying a word. He saw Lin Jingyu's name on the gold list. I ran back, how can I know how much.Xueyan asked a few things about the people from Liu's family who came to see the list, but Shitou said he didn't know, Xueyan smiled and complained that Shitou was useless.

Stone spoke incoherently, saying what came to mind.The maids and women in the room were all serving by Lin Jingyu and Daiyu's side. It was a great joy to gain face in front of the master, and they all dared to ask Shitou questions.

"Where are Shilin and Zijian?"

"Uh..." Stone stuck, "Master, I ran back when I saw your and Mr. Liu's names..."

Both Mei Shilin and Feng Zijian live in the Lin Mansion. In order to prevent someone from failing, they have to congratulate the winners, and they have to care about the feelings of the losers and cannot express their joy when they are clearly won. Lin Jingyu and Mei Shilin are all around The boy went to see it, but Feng Zijian went to see it himself.

I didn't read all the stones, but the other two didn't come back until they finished.Feng Zijian ranked the highest among the few, ranking fifteen, and Mei Shilin ranked slightly lower, ranking 67.The students of the Lin family who took the exam this year, Lin Jingyu, who was the host, and Mei Shilin and Feng Zijian, who were living as guests, all passed the exam.

Lin Jingyu sighed happily: "The Feng Shui of the Lin family is good."

Pushing away all the invitations, Lin Jingyu concentrated on waiting for the palace examination next month.