[Red Mansion] Today is also not a person in Jia's house

Mrs. Cheng has been very busy recently, and she was so busy that she was upset. After rejecting several invitations in succession one morning, she took Cheng to hide in the Lin Mansion.

"Yesterday, there were three families who wanted to give their daughters to your elder brother as concubines. Today I saw the invitation letter and I hurried out. I haven't been in the capital for many years, so I feel very dizzy. I even said to take you to visit, but luckily I didn't make it."

Lin Yun poured her tea, then looked at Cheng Qian who was silent beside him, and joked.

"That means my brother is young and promising, and everyone likes him. Is there anyone who likes him?"

"It is precisely because there is no, it will be difficult."

Madam Cheng held the teacup and sighed.

"In the past, I hoped that he would marry a girl he liked as a childhood sweetheart like your elder brother. Who knew that he didn't love this since he was a child, and it's the same now in the capital. As long as he has someone he likes, I don't have to worry about it."

The mother who travels thousands of miles is worried that the Cheng family can hardly provide any help for Cheng Qian's future future, and can only hope to choose a virtuous wife for him.Even if it doesn't help him in his official career, he can still help him take care of his inner house without any worries.

Who knows that there are few decent people, and there are relatives who are not in the same boat everywhere.What was even more exasperating was that Cheng Qian was not in a hurry at all, and was still drinking tea leisurely.

"I'm not very old, so what's there to worry about? Now that the court is complicated, if you choose the wrong one, it will be troublesome. Why not wait a little longer?"

Madam Cheng glared at him.

"I'll go back to Feiyun Villa in April to prepare for your elder brother's marriage. How can I have time here? If you can't choose a suitable candidate, you can just stay by yourself!"

It is always difficult for parents to urge marriage, Cheng Qian simply gave up struggling.

"Didn't Princess Qian'er Zhongshun say that she wanted to give the concubine to me? Otherwise, it would be her."

"Nonsense! Your uncle is a pure minister and loyal to the emperor. Although Prince Zhongshun belongs to the emperor's lineage, he holds a high position. What are you doing to curry favor with him?"

Mrs. Cheng was born in the Zhang family, so she is not completely ignorant, and the two sentences hit the point.

Cheng Qian changed it casually.

"Then it's the Chen family? Or maybe it's the Jia family."

Let alone other people's families, when mentioning Mrs. Jia's family, Cheng's face immediately changed, and her attitude was firm.

"No, even if you want to marry a quack girl, I won't say anything, only the Jia family can't!"

After finishing speaking sharply, seeing that everyone's faces were not right, she followed her gaze and turned her head, but it was Lin Daiyu standing in the corridor at some point, with the girl behind her holding snacks and fruits.

A trace of unnaturalness flashed across her face, and Mrs. Cheng laughed.

"Yu'er is here, come and sit."

Lin Daiyu squeezed the handkerchief awkwardly and lost, and forced a smile to respond.

"Thank you, aunt."

The atmosphere froze instantly, Lin Yun looked left and right, sat next to Lin Daiyu and pulled her.

"Brother, don't worry, there is always time for him to see each other. But what young talents can you tell Daiyu? A few days ago, her father also said that she doesn't care who she will marry in the future, as long as she picks one she likes and sees her earlier. There are a lot of choices.”

With Lin Ruhai's current status, unless he wanted to be an extremely powerful minister, he didn't need to use his children to marry him.

Mrs. Cheng has no suitable candidates, but Cheng Qian has an idea.

"Next year's palace exam, if there is someone who is as young as my cousin and has outstanding literary talent, it will be the most suitable. This year, there is no need to see each other. She has a suitable temperament and should find someone who can talk about poetry and prose."

Lin Yun bumped Lin Daiyu lightly with his shoulder.

"Look, even the second brother can see your temper, you must pay close attention next year, maybe there will be a young champion."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Lin Daiyu refuted with a red face.She will be born next year and she will be in her prime, so it's the most suitable time to talk about marriage, sooner or later she won't be able to avoid it.

The atmosphere broke the ice, Madam Cheng said with a sigh of relief.

"Speaking of it this way, the Zhang family really has a child. He was originally from a poor family background, but he loved reading since he was a child. Last year, he was a bit talented in the township examination for high school."

The topic center changed from Cheng Qian to Lin Daiyu, she was so ashamed that she covered her handkerchief and dared not look at anyone.

"What's right or wrong, I just need to really like it, otherwise who is he?"

"That's natural. Who dares to disobey your wishes? High-ranking officials look down on you, don't want to match a great poet like Li Bai and Du Fu."

Lin Yun leaned over to shame her.

While talking, Wang Momo brought someone over and removed the cold tea and replaced it with hot tea.Hearing everyone talking, she also said.

"Our girls are the most innocent and innocent. If you are a dull-witted husband who is studying, you must have aura. It's better to be like the second master Jia Jiabao."

People are very sensitive to names they don't like, Lin Yun's smile disappeared instantly, and he swept over with a cold air.

But Mother Wang didn't seem to notice, she just talked to herself.

"If we want to say that what we girls like the most is being able to recite poems and compose poems to make people happy. In the past, we had the best time playing with Bao Erye in Jia's house, and those nerds didn't like it. It's a pity that we are moving out now. In the future, we need to find someone who is knowledgeable and interesting. It's better."

After finishing the words prepared in advance, Mother Wang was triumphant.

Now the Lin family has no female elders, and the only one who can be counted is Mrs. Cheng, but they are not close relatives after all.Saying these words in front of her, I don't believe that she can show Lin Daiyu other people.If she can make up the second girl and the second master Bao, even if she gets scolded, it's worth it.

Confidently, he took the cold tea and was about to leave, but unexpectedly found Mrs. Cheng staring at her.

"Are you from the Jia family?"

It's not about Lin Daiyu, why do you pay attention to Jia's family?

Wang Momo was taken aback for a moment, but she didn't realize the meaning of her words, so she heard Mrs. Cheng sneer.

"I don't know what happened to the daughter of the Jia family, but among the ten servants of the Jia family, I couldn't pick out a good one. The first two times I came here, a mother surnamed Li and Zi Ling poured tea. Where did you come from?" ?”

She has been in charge of the family for many years, and Mrs. Cheng's ability is not inferior to Wang Xifeng's. After two visits, she can tell that the person in front of her is definitely not in charge of serving guests and delivering tea.

Things were different from what she thought, and Wang Momo smiled apologetically, sweating on her back.

"I just met Zi Ling outside. She said she had other business and asked me to pour tea for her."

"laugh."

Lin Yun covered his mouth, his smiling eyes clearly said, "I'll listen to what you make it up".

Lin Daiyu next to her looked indifferent, and looked at her a few times without looking away.

Cold sweat was pouring down, Wang Momo explained indiscriminately.

"I happened to be in the waiter, and Ziling had a stomachache, so I'll take it for her once, and when she comes later, the aunt can ask her if she doesn't believe it."

Madam Cheng's smile was even colder, and her sharp gaze was full of sarcasm.

"I've only been here twice, and I know that Ziling is in charge of the house, and Qingmei is responsible for outside affairs, and there is a little girl assigned by Nanny Li to serve tea, but you don't know. It can be seen that she is not highly valued, so it's hard for you to come to me and say These words."

Shaking her hands and straightening her sleeves, Mrs. Cheng stood up and looked at Lin Daiyu, persuading her softly.

"I'm not talking about you, it's just that your girl's family is naive, so it's inevitable that someone will sneak in. Usually, she looks like a human being, but a stab in the back is the most deadly. It's a good thing she didn't say anything else. If someone else heard it here , do you still want your reputation?"

After speaking, he turned to look at Cheng Qian.

"When you get married in the future, not only depends on her temperament, but also depends on her family..."

While preaching, he dragged him away.

Only the Lin family was left at the stone table. Lin Yun raised his legs and looked at her with his chin in disregard of his appearance.

"Have you been waiting for this opportunity for a long time? Thinking of your gossip implying that the relationship between the Jia Lin family is unusual. Auntie is an outsider and won't make trouble on the spot, but just secretly have a knot in her heart, right?"

Wang Momo lowered her head and said nothing, she really thought so in her heart.

"It's a pity that the martial arts family doesn't pay attention to these twists and turns. The Cheng family's eyes are all on the second brother. You have calculated the wrong person."

After ridiculing, Lin Yun approached Lin Daiyu with a bit of complacency.

"I won."

Lin Daiyu pursed her lips.

"You don't need to remind me!"

After finishing speaking angrily, without looking at Wang Momo, she turned and left.

Nanny Wang became more and more confused.What are these, how come there are winners and losers?

Lin Yun kindly explained.

"As early as in the Jiangyun Pavilion, I said that you will never be honest. At best, you will be the second Zicuckoo. At worst, you don't know what you will do. If she doesn't believe it, we will bet. Then you will be honest For two years, I thought I lost."

Sighing, Lin Yun was quite a pity.

"I'd rather lose."

Patting her on the shoulder, Lin Yun ordered someone to call Nanny Li.

"Let her go to the laundry room. If she commits the same crime again, she can be sold directly without going back and forth."

Wang Momo suddenly came back to her senses and knelt down to beg for mercy.

"Girl, please forgive me. I won't dare anymore in the future. I'm confused. From now on, I'll be devoted to the girl."

The nanny in charge and the servants who did the rough work of washing the house fell into the quagmire.She struggled to plead, but Lin Yun didn't know how to do it.

In the evening, Wang Momo was driven to the remote small room where she washed the room. It was empty with only a damp quilt. Even if she curled up in a corner, she couldn't escape the cold night.

"I came here as a dowry with my wife. How dare you drive me here, you simply don't understand the rules!"

Shivering in the middle of the night, I felt more and more unwilling.

"I can kill your mother with energy, but I can't consume you as a sick child? Go back sooner or later!"

Trembling all over, I lit a fire and dried the quilt for a long time.Before she could fall asleep, the sky was already white, and the nurse in charge outside knocked on the door.

"Get up and work, hurry up! It will rain for two days and you won't be able to dry your clothes. Take advantage of the good weather to wash them all!"

The room was pushed open, and two basins of clothes the size of a well were placed at the door.

"This is your job for today. If you can't finish it, you are not allowed to eat."

Nanny Wang was short of breath, resisting the urge to overturn the basin, and dragged them to the well with great effort.

At the end of February, there was a sudden news in the palace that the Supreme Emperor was unwell, and the emperor was benevolent and filial. In order to accumulate blessings for the Supreme Emperor, the next general election and minor elections would be avoided, and a group of maids would be released from the palace.

Both the government and the public praised the emperor's kindness, but the Jia family held an internal meeting.

Mother Jia held the beads in her hand, her eyes were awe-inspiring.

"Your Majesty is pregnant. I originally wanted to send Tan Yato in, but the emperor suddenly decreed that Tan Yatou's age will not be suitable for the next small election, but the fourth girl will be able to catch up with the general election."

Yuan Chun entered the palace as the daughter of a sixth-rank official, so she could only participate in the small election.Tanchun is the same.Xichun is Jia Jing's legitimate daughter and Jia Zhen's younger sister, and her status is enough to participate in the general election.

How can Mrs. Wang endure the small election to be a court lady, and the general election to be married to the clan without marrying into the royal family?Immediately said.

"Since we can't catch up, it's better to hold on to the empress first. Now that the empress is pregnant, we shouldn't think about other things."

madness!

Mother Jia cursed secretly in her heart, but she didn't reveal it, and looked at Youshi.

"What do you mean by looking at Si Yatou? After all, we are a family. The mother in the palace cannot support her alone. It is good to have sisters to support her."

It seems to be telling You Shi, but it is actually teaching Mrs. Wang a lesson.

Yushi shook his head.

"Fourth Miss is cold-hearted, and she is not intimate with me, so she dare not let her enter the palace. If she offends the nobleman, it will hurt the empress instead."

Among the four daughters of the Jia family, except for Yuan Chun, none of them could contribute to the future of the family.Jia Mu's eyes were dim, and she sighed for a long time.

"That's all, just wait for the good news from the empress. Since you can't enter the palace to visit a girl, you can see her for her. You don't want to be rich but safe, and the rest will be discussed after the empress gives birth."?