Daiyu's life

Chapter 56

The threshold of the Lin family on the second day was almost overwhelmed. It was better that all the men came. Daiyu only needed to be in charge of eating refreshments and sorting the gifts. It's just that I have met some people with this Master Cai in the past two years. How can I compare it with today? Just take a couple of sips.

Mother Jia didn't expect that Lin Ruhai would come to Rongguo Mansion to visit her when she came out of the palace, but Mother Jia couldn't accept that Lin's family didn't post a single post. Not happy.

The Lin family had been busy for two or three days before it was over. In fact, if Lin Ruhai had been an official in the capital, he could have thanked guests behind closed doors. In his current position, he would not have to feel wronged. It's just that Lin Ruhai has been away for many years, and his relationship with the capital has weakened. No matter how tired the child is, he can only hold on.

Daiyu felt a little distressed when she saw the tired and paralyzed two younger brothers, so she immediately raised them to the same treatment as Lin Ruhai, with constant soup every day, Haoxuan Haoyu who drank had a headache when he saw the soup cup, Lin Ruhai enjoyed his daughter more No matter what Daiyu gave Lin Ruhai would drink it with a smile.

On the fifth day after Lin Ruhai entered Beijing, he sent a post to Rongguo Mansion, saying that he would come to see him tomorrow.

Jia Amnesty took the greeting card and said to Jia Zheng, "Okay, my brother-in-law is here too, and the second brother doesn't have to shake face with his younger brother and sister every day. This brother-in-law just came over after finishing his work. Doesn't it mean that we are still with us?" Dear ones, my niece was in charge of the inner courtyard a few days ago, and there were times when her children were forgotten in the midst of their busy schedule."

Jia She's snarky remarks blocked Jia's mother's words in her throat, and she couldn't say anything.

Mother Jia could only say with a cold face, "Okay, Boss, what are you going to do here so early in the morning? Your brother-in-law just came back to Beijing to do a lot of things. Everyone knows it. You don't need to say it."

Jia's mother spoke, although Jia Amnesty was still aggrieved, she was honest and said no more.

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Lin Ruhai led Daiyu and his brother to Rongguo Mansion with three or four carts of stuff. Daiyu and his brother had never passed through the middle gate in Rongguo Mansion for so many days. Everyone in the Lin family welcomed them in, and Haoxuan Haoyu accompanied Lin Ruhai to talk with Jia Shejia and Jia Zheng in the study outside.Daiyu's carriage did not stop until it reached Jia Mu's room.

Wang Sifu accompanied Daiyu out of the carriage and came to Jia Mu's room. The scene inside made Daiyu involuntarily think that when their siblings first entered Beijing, it was the same big family waiting there, but the mood was different. Totally different.

Looking at the people in Rongguo Mansion, Daiyu felt a lot of emotion in her heart. People in Rongguo Mansion looked at Daiyu like this. When Daiyu was in Rongguo Mansion, except for a few big days, she wore more luxurious clothes, and she usually wore simple clothes. Small, she seldom wears a complete set of jewelry, and there are more than three expensive things on her body. Daiyu has a long figure, and she has a bit of girlish charm. Red and white floral embroidered cross-collar long coat, beaded embroidered shoes, a set of red gold head with silk inlaid with three-color gemstones on the head, the two largest gemstones can be the size of someone's middle finger belly, and the complexion is very good, and the small face is tender As if water can be squeezed out, the lip color is light pink and moist, which makes people know that life is going well.

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Come here, I haven't seen Yu'er for two months, she seems to have lost some weight."

Daiyu said embarrassingly, "A few days ago, the wind and cold were not good at all, and the bitter medicine juice was bad for people's appetite, so I couldn't eat too much."

Jia Mu frowned and said, "This is not good, how can the body bear it after a long time?"

Daiyu smiled and said, "It's much better now, and it will be back in a few days. It is said that since my father came back, this disease has almost recovered. I said that this disease will also bully the weak and fear the hard. I was born when I was here. I don’t leave when I come, and when my father comes back, I still want to show my father how much he loves me, but in the end it will be fine on its own, grandma, tell me it’s annoying or not.”

Mother Jia said without changing her face, "That's because your father is back, your heart will open up, and your bones will naturally be fine."

Daiyu smiled and said, "Father said the same thing."

Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang have been working below. Even if Mrs. Wang's face is covered with powder, she can still see her dark yellow complexion. , very reservedly smiled at Mrs. Wang, the curvature of the corners of her mouth was the most standard, and Mrs. Wang's eyes were bloodshot with just such a glance.

Mrs. Xing couldn't close her mouth when she smiled, and no amount of rolled eyes by Jia's mother could make the corners of Mrs. Xing's mouth drop.

Jia She and Lin Ruhai are not the same kind of people at all, and what they can say is too limited. Fortunately, Jia Lian and his wife have been in Jiangnan for many years, so these two people still have something to talk about.

Lin Ruhai touched the white jade in his hand and said with a smile, "A few days ago, when Lian'er and his wife left, I met brother Maoer. The child is still young and has the demeanor of a father-in-law, and the eldest brother-in-law has a successor."

Jia She pretended to decline and said, "Sister-in-law, don't praise him like that, what can a child with yellow hair see?"

Lin Ruhai shook his head and said with a smile, "Big brother is not right when he says that. It is humane to see old age at three years old. Even if it is not accurate, you can tell a little bit."

Jia She laughed so hard that he couldn't see him, and sighed, "Speaking of which, I've only seen that child for two months, and I'm very close to him. I haven't seen him for so many years, and I don't know what he looks like now."

Lin Ruhai said, "Six points resemble Lian'er, three points resemble his mother, and one part resembles his father-in-law. It's really good looking."

Jia She said, "No matter how good-looking they are, they can't compare with two nephews. Let alone the nephews, they look like the children of scholars. The eldest nephew was selected as a scholar at a young age. This is rare. If Brother Mao can be half as good as my nephew in the future, I will be content."

Lin Ruhai said, "I will. Mao Ge'er started studying with her husband at a young age, and Lian'er and his wife are not too fond of each other. They will become great talents in the future."

Lin Ruhai and Jia She were flattering each other there, and they were having a great time. Jia Zheng didn't say that he was producing needle felt, but he was about the same. Lin Ruhai had been talking to Jia She since he came in and said hello to Jia Zheng. As for Lin Ruhai, Baoyu's uncle and nephew, they just nodded after seeing each other. Two, it's good for him too.

Today, Jia Baoyu has been following Jia Zheng to entertain Lin Ruhai. Lin Ruhai is a clean person, and Lin Ruhai's official dialect has a soft accent from Jiangnan people, which is very pleasant to listen to. Jia Baoyu has a good sense of Lin Ruhai.Lin Ruhai didn't ask about imperial examinations as soon as they met, but just chatted about homework, which made Baoyu even more delighted, thinking that he was worthy of being sister Lin's father.

Unexpectedly, Jia Lan's eyes darkened a little when he saw Lin Ruhai's appearance. Fortunately, Jia Lan was not valued by others since he was a child, and he was more able to control himself. Even though he was disappointed, he didn't show it too much.

Several people talked for a while, then got up and walked back. They heard that Mrs. Lin had come to say hello to the old lady, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Wang welcomed the spring and Li Wan avoided to the green gauze closet at the back.

Lin Ruhai bowed to Mrs. Jia and said, "My son-in-law pays his respects to his mother-in-law."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Okay, okay, just come back." Jia Mu pulled Daiyu beside Lin Ruhai and gossiped, "It's good to be back now, or else I'll wait for two years, and you, a father, won't recognize you in three years." a child."

Lin Ruhai said kindly, "Mother-in-law was joking, how can this father recognize the three children, not to mention that every month is a correspondence, it's okay." .

Jia Mu didn't seem to understand, and asked Lin Ruhai some small things in life. As long as it had nothing to do with Daiyu's siblings, Lin Ruhai was relatively easy to talk to. After talking with Jia Mu for a while, the banquet was held. He didn't stop him, he could only watch Lin Ruhai walk out and asked Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng to entertain him.

The little opera singer sang on it, Daiyu and others sat with Jiamu, Aunt Xue Wang Sifu took a table, and Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang also opened a table on Jiamu's right.

Yingchun bowed her head and whispered to Daiyu, "When Sister Feng came back with her things, she brought two pieces of cloth and a golden phoenix separately.

Daiyu said in a low voice, "I'll tell you how long you see people's hearts. Brother Lian and Sister Feng miss you much better than uncles and aunts. Brother Lian is now a parent official, so everything is convenient. I will go to Sister Feng in a few days. Thank you for the letter there, and mention it to her, Sister Feng is such a smart person who knows everything, and it will be better to be far away from the capital in the future than it is now."

Tanchun laughed beside him and said, "What did Sister Lin say to Sister [-]? Don't even bother with us."

Daiyu raised her head and said with a smile, "I'm the most careless, but I can think about one thing at a time. Now I'm too busy talking to my second sister, please forgive my third sister." She picked up a glass of wine and toasted Tanchun took a moment, raised his head and drank it.

Tanchun looked at it and picked up the wine glass in his hand and drank it down.

Baochai felt secretly sour when she saw it. At first, as long as it wasn't too much, Daiyu wouldn't care about it, but now she won't give up a single step.

Baoyu was restless when he was outside, and Daiyu's sister and brother moved away, and he caused two troubles, but Mrs. Jia Muwang kept him from going out. Baoyu had no choice but to stay at home, and he will know now Daiyu sat in the middle, so Baoyu couldn't sit still, but Jia Zheng was sitting on it, and Baoyu didn't dare to move around.

Everyone in the Lin family stayed in Rongguo Mansion for less than half a day and was about to leave. Jia Mu said bitterly, "Yu'er has been under my knees for the past few years. I really panic when I haven't seen her for so many days. Let her stay for a few days." Good day." Mother Jia looked at Lin Ruhai with wide eyes.

Daiyu didn't talk to Lin Ruhai, she just said softly, "Grandma, you scratched me."

Mother Jia suddenly raised her eyes to look at Daiyu, only to see that Daiyu pulled her hand out of Mother Jia's hand, her tender white hand was flushed, Daiyu then said with a chuckle, "Daddy just returned to Beijing when he was in a hurry, We can’t do without people at home, if grandma misses me, how about Yu’er coming to pay her respects to grandma in a few days, just like living in the front yard?”

Haoyu interfaced, "That's right, grandma, my second cousin still lives here, and my sister has no place to live here, isn't it? My brother and sister and I will come to see you in a few days."

Jia Mu's complexion was not good, she nodded and said, "Yu'er Yu'er can't lie to me, I will send someone to pick you up, but you are not allowed to come."

Hao Yu laughed and said, "Grandmother must be here when she calls."

The female relatives hid in the inner room, but Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng sent everyone in the Lin family away with Jia's mother. Jia Zheng's expression was really bad when he heard this. So what if his daughter is a nobleman? Holding one, the real power among the real power, if Lin Ruhai is willing to pull the Jia family members, Jia Zheng will rise by [-]% anyway, this time is good, Lin Ruhai's appearance means that I care about what you do , It’s good that our two families get along normally, don’t think about anything else.

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Back home, even Haoxuan's little face had an obvious smile on his face. This time, he just went to Rongguo Mansion to express the Lin family's attitude, which made everyone in Rongguo Mansion look so ugly. He really wanted to wait for everyone in the Lin family to leave. The expressions of the people in the Rongguo Mansion when they saw the three or four carts of the Lin family.

Daiyu laughed and said, "Second Aunt is probably going to die of anger. We little white-eyed wolves, who have lived in other people's homes for so many years, actually give away those rotten vegetables."

Hao Xuan said, "This is twice what my grandmother sent to our family."

Lin Ruhai knew what Daiyu sister and brother did, but just turned a blind eye and ignored it.

After everyone in the Lin family had left, Mother Jia kicked them out on the pretext of having a headache, closed her eyes and meditated, and after a while, Yuanyang came over and whispered something in Jia Mu's ear, and the veins on Jia Mu's forehead twitched. Said, "Go and check the gift list properly."

Yuanyang agreed, got up and went out again, and came back after a while and said, "These things are all right." Yuanyang hesitated after speaking, not knowing whether to say or not.

When Jia Mu saw it, she said, "There's nothing else you can't say to me. Tell me what's wrong."

Yuanyang said in a low voice, "I saw that the servants saw that those things were gifts from the mansion to the Lin family. The samples are all the same, except that the things have been doubled."

Mother Jia's heart twitched. At that time, Mrs. Wang's reputation was once again ruined because of Daiyu and her brother. Because of Yuanchun's appointment as a nobleman, Jia's mother did not take out things to appease Daiyu and her brother as before. Mrs. Jia Shexing took some supplements when she came to the door. Even if the Lin family stepped forward to refute the rumors, Mother Jia just let go of the anger in her heart and did nothing else. It's not like the richness given when they lived in the mansion, but according to the old calendar when Jia Min was there, Mrs. Wang just collected two carts of things and sent them to the Lin family. Mother Jia acquiesced when she knew about it. In less than three months, Lin Ruhai returned to Beijing to join the cabinet and became a prime minister.

Jia's mother said, "These children are not like Min'er."

Yuanyang rubbed Jia Mu's legs and said, "At that time, the eldest girl had just become a concubine, and Mrs. Lin hadn't returned to Beijing. Even the old lady had to give way to the second wife, let alone Miss Lin and the two young masters, the old lady. If you protect them again, you will harm them. Miss Lin and the two young masters are still young, and it is possible that they can't figure it out at this moment. It couldn't be closer."

Mother Jia sighed again, "If only Yu'er and his siblings were raised under my knees, one in front and one in the back, they still have to keep their filial piety, so they get closer."

Yuanyang also couldn't tell whether the intimacy Jiamu mentioned meant Daiyu's siblings and Jiamu, or Daiyu and Baoyu, so they didn't answer, but just rubbed Jiamu's legs.

Jia Zheng pointed at Mrs. Wang and scolded, "Look at the good thing about you sitting down. You have offended all your relatives, and the half-old children of your nieces and nieces are so unbearable to you. Just kick them out this time." ?”

Mrs. Wang cried, "Who am I doing this for? Isn't it all for my mother? I didn't even think about driving out my nieces and nieces. I just thought that there was not enough room at home. I would give them a place to clean up the Baosha." Clean, pick up all the things and put them in, how do you know that nieces and nephews are so temperamental."

Jia Zheng sneered, "You can explain it yourself when your nephew and niece come next time."

Mrs. Wang looked at Jia Zheng's back and felt that her life was suffering. Zhou Rui's family who was guarding outside came in and persuaded, "Madam calm down, the most important thing is to take care of yourself. This master is also confused for a while. You have worked so hard for your family for so many years. Master will understandable."

Mrs. Wang wiped her tears, took off her benevolent face and said with a sneer, "Understood, how can he understand, what he has done for the family all these years, except for raising those cleanups, getting promoted..." Without waiting for Wang Madam continued, Zhou Rui's family hurriedly covered Madam Wang's mouth and said, "My wife, what are you fussing about with the master, now that the eldest girl has become a concubine, and the second master Bao is also a lucky man, the good times for you and the master are still to come Woolen cloth."

Mrs. Wang also knew that she had made a slip of the tongue, so she kept silent and cried again.

No matter how angry the people of the Rongguo Mansion were with the people of the Lin family, on the day of the Lin family's banquet, the Jia family came dressed neatly from top to bottom.

With the help of Wang Sifu, Chen Siji, Mrs. Cai, Daiyu is helping to receive the female relatives. She has just received Mrs. Ding, the wife of the Minister of Industry. Not all the six ministers are members of the cabinet. There are few exceptions. The Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry depend on whether the Shangshu himself is in line with the wishes of today's saints. , Waiting for idlers can only take a high look, so the Lin family feasted heavily, and everyone who could come came, except that the eldest son came from Tian Ge's hometown, the chief minister of the dynasty. Of course, it's normal if Tian Ge doesn't come. I'm over 70 this year. If it weren't for the fact that today's sages haven't chosen who they are, Shoufu Tiange would have retired a long time ago, and the rest of them would have come.

Daiyu was so busy that she really felt that she was physically and mentally exhausted. All the families who could sit in the main hall were of the third grade or above, and no one could be offended. Those who had political disagreements had to be arranged separately. I heard that Mother Jia led a large family. Now that it's here, Daiyu really feels relieved, at least she is really familiar with this family, and it's much easier to deal with Jia's family than to entertain them while recalling the family tree in her heart.

Daiyu went to the second gate to pick up Jiamu and her party, and the acquaintances in the house would all wink at each other. On a day like today, the Lin family did not invite the two wives from the Rongguo Mansion to help. Helping Daiyu to receive his wife and grandma, Cai Yahui to receive the girls in the back, and Rongguo Mansion as a foreigner's house is just a seat, the relationship between them is very intriguing, and everyone understands that even if the rumors are not all true, there must be a six or seven points Believable too.

Mrs. Ding and Mrs. Cai are close friends in the boudoir. Although Mrs. Cai is not as good as Mrs. Ding, the relationship between the two ladies is good. Mrs. Ding winked at Mrs. Cai, and Mrs. Cai nodded slightly. I understand.

Daiyu helped Jiamu get out of the car and said with a smile, "Grandma, be careful." Looking at Aunt Xue Baochai who followed Mrs. Wang to get out of the car, Daiyu was not surprised at all. She just nodded and helped Jiamu go forward. gone.

Jia Mu said, "Grandma's old bone can still move for two years, it's fine."

Daiyu and Yingchun helped Jiamu walk in from left to right, and introduced the scenery of the Lin family to Jiamu along the way. The Lin Mansion in the capital city has not been lived in for many years, and it has been completely renovated. It is the place where Jiamu and others came here before. Huizi is also very strange, Lin's mansion is not as big as Rongguo's mansion, and the mansion is not as magnificent as Rongguo's mansion, but the details show the difference in this mansion, that is, the windows of the corridor, and there is no one on this road. The same, very delicate and delicate.

Mother Jia said sadly, "The last time I came here was when your mother and the others were leaving Beijing, but now..."

Mother Jia was going to wipe her tears as she spoke, Madam Xing interjected, "If my younger sister knows that she has made the old lady so sad, she must be in trouble underground. Now this sister-in-law has been promoted to a higher rank, and her nephew and niece are all filial. Madam should be happy."

Mother Jia wanted to turn around and slap Mrs. Xing, but mother Jia couldn't do anything at this moment, so she shed tears and said, "When you get old, you always think about the past. It's really useless."

A group of people arrived at the front hall, where many people did not know the Jia family, and it was not a system at all. If Li Wan came, there might be a few people who could talk to him, and now Mrs. Jia's mother, Mrs. Xing, and Mrs. Wang could still handle it. Let's face it, Yingchun and Tanchun are more or less timid, but Baochai is better than these two.

As a first-class order, Jia's mother greeted the wives of the family. When they arrived at the Xungui's house, someone also asked Yingchun Tanchun to ask a few words. It is also reasonable.

Today, the entire female family is supported by Daiyu, it is impossible to stay with Jia Mu and others all the time, and it is fine to say a few words with them.

Those who really have a lot of talents are not willing to send their daughters to the palace. Otherwise, it will be a disaster for the whole family. Everyone behaves indifferently to the Rongguo Mansion, neither alienated nor close. Mrs. Ding treats Wang Madam Ding just nodded her head, Madam Ding really couldn't bring herself to get along with Madam Wang, Mrs. Ding told Madam Ding about this strange person from the Ministry of Industry within two months after taking office, and she sat in the same position for more than 20 years , the cleaning servants have returned several times, only he has not moved the place, he is even more pedantic than the old editor of the Hanlin Academy, plus Mrs. Wang's reputation, if it is not for the Lin family, Mrs. Ding will not talk to Mrs. Wang .

Mrs. Wang came over and talked to Mrs. Ding twice, but Mrs. Ding gave way to her indifferently. No matter how angry Mrs. Wang was, she couldn't sit there all the time. They were all ordered by first-rank and second-rank. What is it to be pleasant?

Today is far more lively than when the Lin family took off their clothes. Fortunately, the girls of the Lin family have been well trained. From the seats of the guests, how to arrange the dried fish and how to arrange the fresh fish, there is no mistake. The best thing about the Lin family banquet is all of them. The girl is dressed uniformly, and there will be no situation where the girl fishes in troubled waters, and Daiyu can't get up the next day.

Xueyan rubbed Daiyu's calf and said, "It's not good to be an official, the girl is so tired."

Daiyu said, "There's nothing I can do. Daddy hasn't been back to Beijing for many years. People in Beijing are not familiar with Daddy, and Daddy is not familiar with people in Beijing. It will be fine after this time."

Xueyan squinted her eyes and said with a smile, "Girl, do you know that Mrs. Ding, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, ignored my second uncle and wife yesterday."

Daiyu just glanced at it yesterday and didn't have time to look at it all the time, so she asked, "Why is it so unreasonable?"

Xueyan said, "The second uncle and wife went to talk to each other, but Mrs. Ding just responded with a few casual words without saying much. The second uncle and wife's complexion is the same color as the girl's clothes yesterday."

Daiyu sighed with relief, Madam Ding would not give face to the virtuous mother of Fengzao Palace Shangshu in the Lin family, which also proved that Daiyu's previous approach was successful, and she didn't have to turn against the Jia family. In his mind, the Lin family was not very close to the Jia family, and would not leave the Lin family with a cold or mean reputation.

The author has something to say: In the first chapter, the picture of the Grand View Garden in the Red Mansion after construction The rest of the time it's editing