[Red Mansion] Mrs. Lin, the Buddhist family

The matter started from when Pippi arrived at his hometown in Gusu, and soon after reviewing, he went to take the county examination and government examination.

Because there is a Tanhua Lang in the family, the Lin family knows Pippi's academic level very well, and they also roughly know that with Pippi's current knowledge, it is not difficult to pass the exam. Naturally, there is nothing to care about the fame of this scholar.

So after Pippi arrived in Gusu, in addition to reviewing, he was recommended more by others, and met many talented people. When he was free on weekdays, he would also participate in poetry gatherings.Therefore, with the blessing of Xiao Sanyuan, in just a few months, Pippi's name as a "talented scholar" spread throughout the south of the Yangtze River.

The locals in Gusu knew a thing or two about Lin Xian's family background, so most of them just wanted to make friends with him and had no other intentions.However, families in Jinling, Huaiyang and other similar places, because they don't know Lin Xian's family background, inevitably have some ideas of wanting to marry him.

Most of the people are more particular, but ask the students who are good friends with Lin Xian to ask him about his marriage, and they will also use him to inquire about the Lin family's family background.

After they learned of Lin Xian's identity, they naturally gave up this idea.

But there are always people who behave differently.

The status of the person who was eyeing Pippi was not bad. Although he was not an official, he was also a well-known literary talent in the Jiangnan area, and his family was also considered a famous family in the Jiangnan area.

Maybe it's because of pride, or maybe it's because Lin Xian kept a low profile. In short, this talented man didn't ask someone to inquire about Lin Xian's news in advance, and he never thought that he would be rejected, so he went to Lin Xian directly and asked about his marriage status face to face. .

Pippi was so embarrassed at the time, she never expected that this person would not follow the routine.

However, he didn't even need to write to Huaiyang to inquire about his parents to know that the marriage would not work out, so he politely declined.

If that was the case, of course Pippi would not feel that she was in a more embarrassing situation than Zhuzhu.

Literati, most of them want to be famous, and when they proposed to marry their daughter to Pippi, they were declined. Although he himself would not become angry from embarrassment, he did not want to face Pippi again. Whenever Pippi appeared, he would will not appear again.Coupled with the fact that the other party is not from Gusu, the two really never met again in the end.

Pippi heaved a sigh of relief, after all, the other party was a local snake, and if he could not have any grudges with the other party, he would save a lot of trouble.

But what he didn't expect was that the genius thought that as long as he offered to betroth his daughter to Lin Xian, he would be eager to agree, so he told his family about it before asking him about his marriage intention. thing.

Among them, the other party's well-known talented daughter is also included.

Pippi also inquired about why the other party was so confident, and finally was informed by friends around him that the daughters of this gifted scholar are all talented. Although the poems and songs have not been spread, the wives and misses who are acquainted once said, The daughter of this family is the most talented daughter in the south of the Yangtze River except for the daughter of the Zhen family.

However, many people suspected that the daughter of the Zhen family could have such a great reputation because of her status as a relative of the Zhen family's emperor. Naturally, such a talent and reputation was watered down, and not many people took it to heart.

But the talent and name of the daughter of this family is real.

In the south of the Yangtze River, literati and scholars who wanted to marry the daughters of this family, even high-ranking officials and nobles, also called the matchmaker who proposed marriage to step through the threshold of his family.

However, Pippi didn't take it to heart at all.

What is the use of powerful poems and songs?Can you housekeeper?Can you make money?Can it add bricks and tiles to his official career?

Can you go out and socialize for him?Can the difficulties of other wives be perfectly resolved?Facing the wife of a noble and powerful minister whose status is higher than Lin's, but whose poems and songs may not be as good as hers, can she let go of her figure and hide her clumsiness, or even open her eyes and talk nonsense?

Just look at her father, Lin Xian knows, no!

Since he couldn't, how could he care?

Because of this, Lin Xian gained the reputation of "uncomprehending style" among his friends.

If you don't understand amorous feelings, you can't understand amorous feelings. Lin Xian feels that there is nothing wrong with this. After all, his ultimate goal is to be a man who "fears his wife" like his father.On the contrary, his reputation of being incomprehensible can ward off a lot of rotten peach blossoms in advance.

Lin Xian thought that this was over.

however……

This talented woman may have read too many stories about talented men and beautiful women. After knowing that Lin Xian did not want to marry her, she not only tried to get people to come to the Lin family's old house to ask why, but also wrote a love poem to express her heart to Lin Xian.

The eldest son of the Lin family whose nickname is Pipi and whose real name is Lin Xian: "..."

reason?It's not right to be in the right household, what's the reason?

Although his mother has always said that he should choose a wife who agrees with him, regardless of his wife's family background.However, in this world where women have to wrap themselves tightly when they go shopping, he doesn't even have a way to meet strange women. Relying on the reputation of the other party, can you "feel in love"?

Lin Xian always felt that his mother thought too much.

Seeing his parents' affectionate appearance, it's not like Lin Xian never thought about finding a wife who could be as harmonious as his parents, but even his parents met through blind marriage and met for the first time after they got engaged. Even if he has this dream, he has no direction to work hard.

So after thinking about it, Lin Xian simply gave up on finding a wife who would be able to love him forever.He has very low requirements, and he is in the right family, as long as he doesn't hold back.

Obviously, this girl was not in his mate selection criteria at all.

Lin Xian burned the letter immediately after reading it, in order to prevent it from being seen by others, and it would be detrimental to the daughter's reputation.

Of course, he was even more afraid that after the news got out, he would have to marry her, otherwise the girl would be "died of illness" by her own father.

But how to deal with this girl, Lin Xian also had a difficult time——

If he had handled it according to his own ideas, Lin Xian would have told the girl's father tactfully to let him marry the girl off as soon as possible.As for whether her father would become angry or not, he didn't care.

But Lin Xian knew that the old lady and mother would care.

His sister Zhuzhu would also care.

Especially my mother, if she knew how she handled it, she might come to Gusu directly to beat him up.

Lin Xian: Having practiced martial arts for many years, not only can't beat his sister who is born with infinite strength, but also can't beat his own weak mother, so he won't tell others.Stuffed up...

In the end, Lin Xian, who had a hard time dealing with this kind of thing, simply put it aside and chose to deal with it coldly.

Even if the "matchmaker" who delivered the letter had to come to the Lin family to ask questions every now and then, Lin Xian would only let the servants of the old house say that he was not there, and after a long time, that person would leave.

It's just that Lin Xian has a bad premonition in his heart, and always feels that this matter is not over yet.

And that's exactly what happened.

In less than half a month, the girl didn't know what she was thinking, but someone brought another letter to the old house of the Lin family, specifying that it was for him.

Lin Xian: "..."

What can Lin Xian do?He couldn't write a letter scolding the girl.

Have to continue cold treatment.

Unexpectedly, a few days later, the girl came with another letter.

"My lady asked the villain to tell young master Lin to read this letter, otherwise he will definitely regret it."

The concierge was stunned when he heard the brazen words of the messenger.

When the concierge told Lin Xian this, Lin Xian only wanted to say one thing——

"Is this girl really okay?"

If he could think of what his mother said before, "It's not easy for a woman to live in this world", and he had many scruples about this girl, and he didn't want to damage her reputation, now, Lin Xian's attitude towards this girl is unavoidable. A little disgusted.

Lin Xian didn't read the letter at all, so he burned it directly.

I don't know if the other party understood the meaning of Lin Xian's actions, or was caught up in other things. In short, no one found the old Lin family house for a long time after this letter.

Lin Xian didn't take this matter to heart, he still studied hard every day, and when he had free time, he went out with a few friends to relax.

When it was New Year's Eve, before Lin Xian noticed it, the people in the old house simply packed his luggage for him.

Seeing the busy backs of the servants in the house, Lin Xian was curious: "What are you doing?"

Lin Xian's companion read with a smile: "Uncle Xian, did you get dizzy from reading? Although there are still two or three months before the festival, it is not easy for the uncle to live in Yangzhou for two or three days before leaving? He is not afraid of being talked about by his wife. "

Lin Xian couldn't laugh or cry: "Your mouth is really..."

However, he also knew that the Companion Reading Club started to pack his luggage so early because he saw that his life in the old house in Gusu was not as comfortable as in the capital for the past few months, and he felt sorry for him.

Lin Xian thought for a while, then waved his hand: "Forget it, it's good to go to Yangzhou early, I also miss my sister a little bit."

Thinking of the letter from home some time ago, what his mother said about the fact that both the Zhen family and the prefect of Yangzhou wanted to marry the Lin family, Lin Xian was also a little anxious, so he didn't stop the servants in the old house from being busy.

A few days later, Lin Xian came to Yangzhou Yushi Mansion in a carriage.

"Knock on the door!"

Lin Xian's companion stepped forward, knocked several times, and then heard the porter open the door: "Who is it?"

After opening the door, facing Lin Xian's reading face, the concierge immediately exclaimed, "Hurry up and get someone to pass the word, Mr. Xian is back!"

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"Pippi, why did you come back suddenly?" Zhuzhu looked at Lin Xian suspiciously, very curious.

Lin Xian looked at Zhuzhu speechlessly: "I've grown up, don't call me Pippi. Isn't it just a few months before Chinese New Year? Qiu Wei is next year again. I thought about it and decided to come back."

Zhuzhu handed over a carved small object, and Lin Xian also took it habitually. The two cooperated tacitly, as if the difference in the past few months had never existed.

Zhuzhu looked at him with both eyes: "Then you are called Xian'er?"

Lin Xian frowned. Although his father always called him that, but his sister called him that, it always made him feel uncomfortable, and he always felt that he was inferior to his sister.

He waved his hand: "Forget it, your name is Pippi first. I have already passed the examination of a scholar. It is not easy for people to call me by my first name when I go out. It is time for my father to name me. Can you change it when the time comes?" Late."

It's good that Pippi's nickname is called by people close to him. If his classmates also call him that, he won't feel happy.

Zhuzhu nodded: "When father comes home, you can mention it to father yourself."

Speaking of this, Lin Xian couldn't help feeling aggrieved, "I've been a scholar for two or three months, why did my father pick up characters for me, and I have to ask him for it myself? I really doubt that I picked it up."

Lin Xian didn't care, and sat directly next to Zhuzhu, "Where are your grandmother and mother?" He rolled his eyes twice, and said with a smile, "Could it be that you are going to the banquet at those wives' homes again, and want to choose a husband and son-in-law for you? ?”

Zhuzhu glanced at him lightly, then continued to pick up the wood in her hand and began to carve.

Lin Xian thought he had hit the mark, and became more and more proud: "Sister, you are not very old, why is grandma so anxious for Wei Ni to find a husband? Are you afraid that you won't be able to get married?"

Zhuzhu put down the carving knife in her hand: "Pippi, those close friends of yours know that you are like a monkey when you are at home? You have no respect for your sister at all, and you are not afraid of being heard in the future, which will affect your official career."

Like Zhuzhu, Pippi knew what she was going to do in the future, and both of them knew each other's thoughts.

It's just that Pippi wanted to enter the imperial examination, but he had to pay attention to his reputation outside.

But Lin Xian was not worried at all: "Who dares to spread the relationship between our siblings?" His eyes fell on the half-carved wood of Zhuzhu, "What is this?"

"One of the internal parts of the toy from the capital is relatively fine. I want to see if I can make it."

Lin Xian nodded: "It can definitely be done."

Zhuzhu pursed her lips and showed a smile, "It's natural." She seemed to think of something, said "ah", and then looked at Lin Xian gloatingly, "Don't worry about my marriage, anyway, mother also said , The Lin family will definitely stand behind me and make decisions for me, as long as I can stand up by myself, not only will I not suffer losses, but I can also live the life I want to live."

Lin Xian narrowed his eyes.

"You're different." Zhuzhu remembered the incident that caused her father to be furious some time ago, and burst out laughing, "When father comes back, you'd better not pick up the words, and admit your mistake to father first."

Lin Xian had a bad premonition: "What do you mean?"

He studied obediently in his ancestral home in Gusu, and even restrained his own nature in order to win the scientific examination, so how could he get into trouble?

But Lin Xian also knew that his father was much more tolerant than his mother, and if Zhuzhu persuaded him to admit his mistake with such an attitude, then he must have made a mistake in Gusu, and it was a big mistake.

However, Lin Xian now has no idea what mistake he made.

He hurried to Zhuzhu's side: "Good sister, tell me what's going on."

Zhuzhu looked at him seriously, hesitated for a moment: "You don't even remember what you did?"

"What did I do?" Lin Xian felt wronged.

Zhuzhu glared at him, "Think about it yourself."

Lin Xian: "..."

Before he could figure out what mistake he had made, he heard a servant say, "Master is back".

Lin Xian got up quickly and took Zhuzhu up as well.The two walked to Jia Shu's yard hand in hand.

Unexpectedly, when they reached the door of the study, they heard the voices of several people coming from inside.

Lin Xian turned to look at Zhuzhu.

Zhuzhu was stunned for a moment, then realized: "It's Cousin Hu and Cousin Zhu, they came to Yangzhou directly after finishing the college entrance examination, they stayed for a few months, and seeing that it's almost the New Year's Eve, they have already packed their bags , planning to return to the capital on an auspicious day that is suitable for travel in the next few days. Speaking of which, if you don’t come back early, you might miss it with your two cousins.”

Lin Xian frowned: "They're here, it's not easy for you to go in."

Zhuzhu patted Lin Xian on the shoulder: "I was looking for my father for nothing, so you just go in."

After finishing speaking, Zhuzhu turned around and went to Jia Shu's bedroom.

Lin Ruhai heard someone talking outside the door, and asked loudly, "Who is outside?"

Lin Xian concealed the emotions in his heart, tidied up his appearance and walked in: "Father, it's the son."

Lin Ruhai was startled at first, and then furious: "Why are you back at this time?"

Lin Xian's heart skipped a beat, and he understood why Zhuzhu reminded him.

When Jia Hu and Jia Zhu saw their cousin who was supposed to be studying hard in Gusu in order to win the middle school next autumn, their faces were a little bit happy, but they were all scholars, they were reserved, and they didn't speak rashly. , but obediently bowed to Lin Xian.

Lin Xian returned the gift with a smile, and then hurriedly squeezed to Lin Ruhai's side, with a bitter look on his face: "I don't know what my son did wrong to make father so angry?"

Lin Ruhai stared: "I did a good thing, but I pretended to be crazy in front of me!"

Lin Xian grabbed Lin Ruhai's hand: "Father really wronged my son. Since I went to Gusu and passed the Tongsheng exam, my son was more behaved than my sister. If it was normal, I would be laughed at by saying 'the door does not come out of the second door. I'm no longer a boudoir daughter, how can I go out to make troubles in my free time? After passing the Tongsheng exam, I went out to participate in a few poetry meetings when I was tired from studying, but my father also knew that his son was going to take the exam in Gusu after all. The scholars who recommended for my son before and others also have to thank them, and after that, they also need to be nominated by scholars to participate in the college examination, so it’s impossible for a Gusu student not to know each other?”

Lin Ruhai still stared at Lin Xian, as if he didn't get to the point.

Lin Xian was really puzzled, "Father really made things difficult for his son. It took only two or three months from the time his son was admitted as a scholar to the time he returned home. The time for his son to go out is also limited, and he has never had any disputes with anyone. Why? Where do you go to provoke right and wrong?"

"Father forgives the sin, let the son die to understand. How about telling the father why the son angered the son? If the son is really wrong, he will definitely not deny it!"

Lin Xian has always been out of shape in front of his family. Before Jia Hu and Jia Zhu went to the south of the Yangtze River with the Lin family and had nothing else to do, Lin Xian could still act like a cousin in front of the two of them. Now he wants to look at Lin Ruhai Angry, he didn't have the temperament to hold his breath in front of his relatives for the sake of outsiders, and Jia Hu and Jia Zhu were not considered outsiders in the eyes of outsiders, so Lin Xian simply lost his scruples and pestered Lin Ruhai to sing and fight until After talking about Lin Ruhai, he couldn't laugh or cry, and the anger in his eyes also subsided to only three or two points.

Jia Hu and Jia Zhu who were standing next to him were stunned for a moment, and compared with their father who was aloof and majestic in every word and deed when facing him, they felt a little bit of envy and complaint for some reason.

When Jia Hu and Jia Zhu were at home, they were not very close because of their elders, but now they looked at each other tacitly, turned their heads as if guilty of guilt, and then looked at Lin Ruhai, with two more admiration in their eyes.

Lin Ruhai and his son were all focused on each other, and they didn't know anything about it.

Seeing that Lin Xian really didn't know, Lin Ruhai clicked: "Young daughter of the Song family in Yangzhou."

Lin Xian was at a loss: "...The Song family in Yangzhou? What are you doing with your son?"

He lost his mind for a moment, and didn't think about the girl who sent him the letter before.But the anger and hatred in Lin Ruhai's eyes became more and more serious, which made Lin Xian startled, and immediately thought about the cause and effect thoroughly.

"Daddy, someone said that the son has ruined the reputation of some girl?"

The coldness in Lin Xian's eyes made Lin Ruhai frown: "Could there be other secrets in it?"

Regarding the son's marriage, Lin Ruhai and Jia Shulin's mother did not disagree as they did with Zhuzhu. They both thought in their hearts that they would not consider marrying a wife until Lin Xian passed the Jinshi examination and had a high enough reputation. one thing -

They had full confidence in Lin Xian, knowing that he would pass the exam no matter what, it was only a matter of time.The Kuang man was never afraid of getting married late, so he became more calm.

It was also because of this that after Lin Xian arrived in Gusu for only half a year, there was a scandalous news, which made Lin Ruhai so angry.

Lin Xian originally wanted to speak clearly about the youngest daughter of the Song family, but he opened his mouth when Jia Hu and Jia Zhu caught sight of Jia Hu and Jia Zhu from the corner of his eye. After sighing, he finally closed his mouth.

Lin Ruhai was stunned for a moment, followed Lin Xian's gaze, and smiled: "Don't blame Hu'er Zhuer, don't look at your cousin Xian who is gentle and polite outside, but in private, he is like a monkey. In the future, you will get along a lot. Then I know."

Jia Hu and Jia Zhu nodded together, and Jia Hu spoke again: "Cousin is always the most polite, thinking about it, he would only act like a child in front of uncle. It's too late for the nephew and nephew to be envious, how could they have other ideas?"

Jia Zhu nodded in agreement.

The words were good words, but Lin Xian suddenly jumped in front of Lin Ruhai, facing the two cousins, but blocked Lin Ruhai behind him.

His eyeballs kept rolling, and he always felt that there was something in Jia Hu's words.

Lin Xian looked at the two of them and said, "Father, as the uncle of the two cousins, treats you well."

Lin Ruhai was confused when he heard these words without beginning or end.On the other hand, Jia Hu and Jia Zhu looked at each other and showed a wry smile at the same time.

Jia Hu sighed: "Cousin is thinking about it, we are just envious."

At most, he was thinking of going to the Lin family more often in the future under the pretext of asking his uncle to teach him knowledge.

It's just that Lin Ruhai is currently serving as the censor of Yanyan, and he doesn't know if he will return to Beijing to serve in the future. Even if they want to get close, they are just powerless.

After hearing this, Lin Ruhai realized what kind of maneuver the three boys were playing, and immediately patted Lin Xian on the back of the head, dumbfounded: "You brat, you don't know what weird things are going on in your head all day long!"

Lin Xian turned his head and blinked mischievously at Lin Ruhai, then stood up straight, and in the blink of an eye, he regained his "gentle and jade-like" image in front of outsiders.

Jia Hu and Jia Zhu watched in amazement, and silently remembered Lin Xian's superb face-changing skills, and secretly regarded him as the number one person who should never be provoked, and their awe of him faintly surpassed their respective fathers.

The two of them were not the ones who didn't know what to say and what to say. Knowing that Lin Ruhai and his son had something to say, they simply took their leave and left.

After the people left, Lin Xian was more casual than before. He simply sat on the chair that Lin Ruhai used to sit in when he was working, and slumped on it.

Seeing this, Lin Ruhai was so angry that he grabbed his ear and was about to lift it up.

Lin Xian giggled and immediately straightened his body.

Lin Ruhai's chest heaved a few times, but in the end he just pointed at Lin Xian and clicked a few times before he compromised.

After exchanging feelings, Lin Xian brought up the previous incident: "As soon as the son came home, he heard from his sister that the son had offended his father. Although he didn't know the reason, he rushed to apologize. Who knew that the father said that he was the youngest daughter of the Song family... ..."

"Father, don't blame me. My son doesn't even know who this youngest daughter of the Song family is."

Lin Ruhai gave him a sideways look: "You can pretend vigorously!"

Lin Xian pursed his lips and smiled: "Daddy, my son didn't coax you." He said seriously, "In Gusu before, there were indeed people who took a fancy to his son's talents, maybe it was for investment, maybe it was really for the sake of the daughter in the family. A good match, indeed, many people wanted to send one or two red-sleeves to serve their son, but the son refused."

Lin Ruhai finally calmed down after hearing the words "red sleeves add fragrance".

Seeing that he understood the key point, Lin Xian explained that the Song family wanted to marry the Lin family: "It's not that the son looks down on the Song family's daughter, it's just that the Song family is a famous family in the south of the Yangtze River who are famous for their reading. Mr. Song is also a well-known talented person in the south of the Yangtze River. Even his sons and daughters have a certain reputation for talents. A daughter raised by such a family is better at reading and writing than daughters raised by other people, but You also know that my son is not interested in those kinds of poetry harmony, Qinse harmony."

Lin Ruhai patted Lin Xian on the forehead, dumbfounded: "The wife that others can't wait for, you are capable, and you actually despise her!"

Lin Xian was dissatisfied: "How can my father say that? This person has his own ambitions, and the son can't cultivate a relationship with the daughter who is raised in the deep boudoir. Naturally, he can only choose a wife who can handle all the affairs of the house for the son."