Practical Life in the Red Mansion

A month later, Jia Min received a letter sent by Lin Hai, not only Lin Hai's letter but also Rongguo Duke's letter. Jia Min opened Lin Hai's letter first, and said in the letter that he had moved to Jinling Yingtian Mansion as the fifth grade My fellow acquaintance is already preparing to go to Jinling to take up the post, and he also said that he has visited his mother-in-law and brother-in-law on behalf of Jia Min, so that Jia Min does not have to worry about it. Know the same job.

Jinling is the most prosperous place in the south, very close to Gusu City, although it is only a fifth grade, it is still a fat vacancies.A Beijing official is half a rank higher than a foreign official, but Lin Haiding was only an editor of the Seventh Rank Hanlin Academy before, and this position has skipped four ranks in a row.Thinking of what Lin Hai said in his letter, Jia Min felt at ease, thinking that the emperor did not dislike Lin Hai, and raised him as a confidant minister.

Jia Min put away the letter, and then saw Lin Yang standing aside and staring at her eagerly. Seeing that she had finished reading the letter, she quickly asked: "Mother, it is the letter from father, where is father going to be an official? But go Yangzhou?" Lin Yang remembered that in the text of his previous life, it was written that Lin Daiyu went to Jia's Mansion by boat from Yangzhou, and he thought Lin Hai was an official in Yangzhou.

Seeing his son's expectant eyes, Jia Min couldn't help laughing: "It's not Yangzhou, it's Jinling." Then he asked Lin Yang, "How do you say you're going to Yangzhou? But you want to go to Yangzhou?"

Only then did Lin Yang realize that he was being fooled. It was impossible for Lin Hai to be an official in Yangzhou from the very beginning. He must have moved to Yangzhou later. He rolled his eyes and said to Jia Min: "My son read Tang poetry some time ago. : Three points of the world are bright moon nights, and two points are rogues in Yangzhou. There are also 24 bright moon nights on bridges, where can jade people teach flute. I think the moon nights in Yangzhou will make people linger, so I feel envious."

Seeing Lin Yang's serious explanation, and imitating Lin Hai's tone and tone, Jia Min couldn't help laughing and said, "My little guy is really smart. He has read so many Tang poems, but he doesn't know where to learn them. He looks like an elementary school scholar." have to."

Lin Yang was teased by Jia Min, and then he remembered that he was only three years old, and he didn't need to be so serious and look like a little old man. If he was a few years older, he could be said to be mature, but now he can only be described as naive, he is embarrassed Scratching his head, Jia Min and the surrounding maids couldn't help laughing when they saw his movements.

Next to Jia Min was a big girl wearing a lotus-coloured jacket with a stand-up collar and a blue bijia wearing a moon-white pleated skirt. Chunfeng smiled and said, "My brother is so smart. I think he will be a flower lover just like the master in the future. My wife should praise my brother." Son is."

Jia Min covered her mouth with a smile: "What you said is, my son, it was because of my mother's mistake. The kitchen made chestnut cakes today, as a reward for my son to read so many Tang poems." Hearing that there was something to eat, Lin Yang A heart that was ridiculed was revived in an instant, bowing to Jia Min like in the play: "Thank you, mother."

"Okay, Chunfeng, you can take my brother back to the room to eat some snacks, watch carefully, don't let him eat too much." Jia Min was in a good mood after being teased by his son, so he decided to let his son go, and told the people around him The big girl led Lin Yang back to the house.

"Yes, ma'am." Chunfeng replied crisply, then bent down and smiled at Lin Yang: "Master, let's go back to the house. After snacks, the uncle is reading Tang poems to his wife." Chunfeng is the big girl next to Jia Min , has been engaged, and when he followed Jia Min to Jinling, he got married and returned to the inner courtyard to be the mother in charge of Lin Yang's house.Lin Yang's wet nurse is a native of Gusu, and Lin Yang has not been close to the wet nurse since weaning, so Jia Min is going to let the wet nurse out, and ask Chunfeng to do more things around Lin Yang, so that Chunfeng can take over Lin Yang smoothly. House chores.

"You narrow-minded person, quickly lead him down." Jia Min laughed.

Although his son's jokes made Jia Min feel better, but thinking of the incident Lin Hai mentioned, Jia Min couldn't help sighing. Jia Min thought for a moment and made up his mind. As soon as they left Gusu City, they didn't know when they would come back. Letting them meet before leaving was considered a complete bond between mother and child.

Concealing his concerns, Jia Min opened the letter from Rongguo Duke's Mansion again, read a few lines, couldn't help but patted the table, and the jade bracelet of Laokeng ice species on his wrist was also broken into two with this slap "Confused." Jia Min couldn't help scolding.

"Ma'am. Be careful and your hands hurt." The manager next to Jia Min, Xu Hua's family, hurried forward to check Jia Min's hands.

"I'm fine." Jia Min took off the bracelet and waved to Xu Hua's family. She took a few deep breaths, and still couldn't help saying to Xu Hua's family: "Brother is continuing."

Xu Hua's family is Jia Min's personal servant girl, originally named Dong Jing, who has served Jia Min since Jia Min was born. After Jia Min married into the Lin family, she married the son of the Lin family's second steward, and now she is the steward mother of the inner courtyard. Serving by Jia Min's side, the relationship between the two is different from that of ordinary masters and servants. Jia Min does not hide from her about her natal family.

Xu Hua's family was a little surprised: "The eldest wife has been gone for two years. For Brother Lian, the eldest master should also remarry. Why is the wife so angry?"

Jia Min sneered, "Do you know who the elder brother's Xu Xian is? A daughter of a low-ranking official family. I heard that the family is not even considered a middle-level family. Although it is the Xu Xian, my eldest brother is a first-class general anyway. This status is too low." Jia Min couldn't help complaining to Xu Hua's family: "After my sister-in-law came in, how could she hold her head up in front of the second sister-in-law with her background and status, and how could she be confident when she couldn't lift her head up?" Is it impossible to let the second sister-in-law be the housekeeper? Let the second brother's family live in Rongxi Hall, and let the second brother be the housekeeper, and she is the mother."

"Madam." Xu Hua's family hurriedly stopped Jia Min's words. Although Jia's mother was wrong, as a daughter, Jia Min could not blame her, "Madam, you are already married, and it is said that the water poured out by a married daughter is categorically There is no reason for a married daughter to manage the affairs of her mother's family. Besides, the eldest wife's low birth also has the advantages of low birth. Don't forget that the old man has brother Lian under his knees. "

Jia Min understood what Xu Hua's family meant, at least the child born to this new sister-in-law would not surpass Brother Lian.She sighed, "What you said is that there is absolutely no way for me to take care of my brother's continuation."

Seeing that Jia Min had calmed down, Xu Hua's family stepped forward, picked up the jadeite bracelet, and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter if Madam is angry, it's a pity for this bracelet."

"You still feel sorry for this bracelet, that's all, you can take it back and find a skilled craftsman to repair it. You go down and prepare the ceremony for the eldest brother to renew the string, and show me the gift list later." Jia Min ordered, "I was Are you ready for the gift I asked you to prepare?"

"Ready." Xu Hua's family was a little puzzled. In addition to some precious antiques, calligraphy and paintings, there were also some inks made by Jia Min himself. The people who wanted to visit were distinguished and close.

"That's good." Xu Hua's family has always done things properly, and Jia Minfang felt relieved.

In the early morning of the next day, Lin Yang learned that Jia Min was going to take him to visit an old friend, and Jia Min changed him into a sky-blue straight embellishment embroidered with dark patterns of bamboo leaves that he made himself.Lin Yang didn't feel any difference, yawned and let Jia Min dress him up.

After the mother and son had breakfast together, they got into the carriage to visit the old man Jia Min was talking about.Lin Yang pinched a piece of Yunpian Cake and handed it to Jia Min. After getting Jia Min's permission, he ate it by himself. While eating, he asked, "Mother, who are we going to visit?" Jia Min took the handkerchief and gave it to him. Wiping the scum from the corner of his mouth, seeing Lin Yang smiling sweetly at her, he sighed secretly, "I'm going to see my mother's handkerchief, Princess Wancheng."

"Princess Wancheng has just arrived in Gusu City. Her mother is the saint's elder sister, Princess Xunyang. She came to Gusu to recuperate because of her poor health." Jia Min touched Lin Yang's head and said: " Princess Wancheng grew up in the palace since she was a child. She is talented and beautiful, but she is a bit lonely and cold. When you see her, don’t be afraid of her, talk to her more, understand?" Lin Yang nodded, According to Jia Min's description, isn't this Princess Wancheng just a cold goddess?

There is a peerless beauty who lives in a secluded valley.The first time Lin Yang saw Princess Wancheng, this poem popped up in his mind, his eyebrows were green and his eyes were bright and eager.However, Princess Wancheng looked at him, but Lin Yang couldn't help approaching Jia Min. Princess Wancheng's eyes were beautiful, as clear as a lake, but Lin Yang felt that Princess Wancheng looked at him His gaze was extremely cold, and only when he turned to Jia Min did his eyes feel a little warm.

Lin Yang consciously ignored Jia Min's previous instructions, and after bowing obediently, he stood next to Jia Min. Princess Wancheng seemed to sneer when he saw his small movements.

"You shouldn't have come, because you shouldn't have brought him here." Princess Wancheng said to Jia Min, her voice was as cold as spring water.

"Awan, you live alone in this other courtyard. I don't feel at ease to come and see you. It can be regarded as living up to our friendship in the past. Besides," Jia Min held Lin Yang's little hand, "Ruhai is going to Jinling We are going to leave Gusu soon, and I am afraid that we will not be able to return to Gusu until the day Ruhai retires, so we can see each other."

Princess Wancheng heard the words, but just lowered her head, holding the embossed magnolia rhinoceros horn cup in her hand, "From that day on, I didn't think about seeing you again." Her gaze swept over Lin Yang, "After all, there is no chance to meet each other. Better not to."

Seeing her firm attitude, Jia Min stopped talking and led Lin Yang to leave. Lin Yang turned around by mistake and saw Princess Wancheng sitting alone on a chair, unable to see his expression clearly, although she knew that Princess Wancheng didn't like it. He even hated him a little bit, but Lin Yang felt sour when he saw the lonely Princess Wancheng.He is not a child, so he can naturally know from Jia Min's hints that the relationship between Princess Wancheng and him is unusual, but he can't ask, and he can't say, he came from time travel, and Jia Min was the first person he came into contact with. For him, Jia Min is his mother in this life and one of the closest people to him.