Practical Life in the Red Mansion

The Lin family got up late this morning. Lin Yang first sent Daiyu back last night, and then had a conversation with Lin Hai. The next morning, he couldn't wake up at all. When he was sleeping soundly, he suddenly heard someone There was a buzzing sound in his ears, he waved his hands into the air, turned over and wrapped the quilt tightly.

Xin Yi looked at Mu Zheng helplessly, expressing that he couldn't call Lin Yang. Mu Zheng leaned over and looked down at Lin Yang, who was snoring slightly, snorted softly, picked up the cold tea on the bedside table, and looked at Lin Yang's face. Splash away.Xin Yi covered her mouth to prevent herself from making a sound of surprise, she pushed it out quietly and ordered the little girl to bring hot water.

"Ah, it's raining." Lin Yang exclaimed and sat up straight, wiped his face with his hands, and spat out the tea leaves in his mouth with a loud pooh, Mu Zheng smiled lightly and refused to refuse: " I'll wait for you in Mingjian, give you a cup of tea time to clean up, and I have news to tell you."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and left, but behind his back, he seemed to reach out his long-eyed hand to catch the pillow that Lin Yang threw at him, then gently threw it back, and went out without looking back.Lin Yang cursed in a low voice, and was forced to clean up helplessly.

While yawning, he said: "What news, we can't wait to say it." He wiped his tears with his sleeve in a very disfigured manner.Mu Zheng gave him a disgusted look and said, "I have something to do later." Seeing his radiant appearance, Lin Yang said in surprise, "Why are you in such good spirits, why are you looking for me so anxiously when something happened. "

"Last night, the Supreme Emperor reprimanded the Emperor in front of the clan, saying that the Emperor was so incompetent that he caused trouble during the grand festival. He appointed Wang Ziteng as the Governor of the Beijing Camp, and Feng Tang as the Commander of the Army's vanguard."

Lin Yang woke up all of a sudden: "This, isn't this putting the emperor's safety in the hands of the Supreme Emperor?" There are three major battalions under the Beijing camp, defending the capital. The Shangshu of the Ministry of War is also the governor of the Beijing camp, and the commanders are also the emperor's people. Now they all become the emperor's people. The emperor must be dissatisfied with the emperor's meddling in military affairs, so he took the opportunity to attack.

Lin Yang couldn't help but sighed and said: "The emperor is too anxious." Mu Zheng shook his head and said: "The emperor can't help it. Now the world is hard to calm down. Qianxiang, Japanese pirates and other countries are staring at each other, and the internal military equipment is weak. The emperor also wants to Prepare the army to prepare for any eventuality." Lin Yang complained: "If you fight against the outside world, you must first secure the inside. Now that the treasury is empty, increasing the revenue of the treasury is the top priority." If there is no money and no food, then there is no war.

Falling into silence for a while, Lin Yang patted his face with both hands and said: "Okay, this has nothing to do with us, have you had breakfast yet?" Mu Zheng got up and said, "Use it yourself, I'll go first. "

The emperor is tolerant, not only can plead guilty in front of the clan, but also promote and benevolent to his younger brothers with a pleasant face. edge.

The Lin family also negotiated with the Gu family on the wedding date of April 28th. One or two months before the wedding date, the man's mother, Quanfu people, and a matchmaker went to the woman's house to hire her.Lin Yang is the eldest son, so Jia Min naturally dare not slack off, and wants the best of all colors.

Yang Xi is a matchmaker. He stood with Lin Yang in the hall, glanced at the brocade boxes with red lacquer and gold rims that were being carried up and down in the yard, and saw Lin Yang, who was facing the wind in Yushu, couldn't help but stroked his beard and said earnestly: "You are about to start a family. In the future, you should be more prudent and stop worrying your parents. For your wife, you must be sincere and respectful. Although you treat each other like a guest, you can't spend your whole life with a guest."

Lin Yang responded with a smile: "Thank you, sir, for your concern." Yang Xi said again: "Although the Pedestrian Department has nothing to do, some books and documents inside are out of reach of outsiders. I always feel that staying there is boring." "Got it." Lin Yang replied helplessly, he worked very hard in the Pedestrian Division, okay, he used the spirit of taking the scientific examination back then to study.

Yang Xi still wanted to say a few more words, but Lin Yang hurriedly said: "Sir, it's getting late now, if you don't leave, mother should send someone to remind you." Jia Min and Quan Furen over there are Xiang Wei's mother Mrs. Zhang has already left the Neiyuan gate and boarded the sedan chair.The dowry comes first, and the sedan chair is postponed.The dowry boxes are specially processed in Xipu, a total of 64 pieces, spread out one word, the beginning is the dowry gift from the palace, red coral bonsai and jade wishful, but the most eye-catching thing is the cage. Facing the lively geese.

Jia Min and Mrs. Xiang Zhang entered the main hall to drink tea, and the guests of the Gu family followed the master's family to look at the betrothal gifts in the courtyard. Although it was 64 liters, there were more than that. There are everything from Luo silk and satin to four seasons clothes, makeup, python skin, gold and silver jewelry.Ning did some calculations, and the dowry cost 600 taels of silver, and the Lin family was concerned about their daughter so it was 8. In terms of content, it was rare in Beijing.

Jia Min inserted a phoenix hairpin with pearls and emerald greens into Gu Jing's crow's hair, and it was considered as the end of her engagement. She left early, and the rest of the guests who were acquainted circled around for a while, and those who were unfamiliar led I left after the banquet.

Naturally, Ning stayed until the end, pulled Chen and said, "What are you dissatisfied with now, not to mention the dowry gift from the emperor, the sincerity of the Lin family is [-]%, and the wild goose has been meticulously paying attention to the Zhuangzi early in the morning. Keeping them, those silk and satin rulers are all materials that have just emerged in the south of the Yangtze River, some of which are handed down from the Lin family and new ones, and the betrothal money is also generous."

Chen said: "I know that I was fooling around before, but I didn't treat Jing'er badly. I prepared her a dowry of 120 liters. None of the dowry was kept and added to the dowry. The Lin family didn't lose anything... ..." Ning said with a funny smile: "You are still thinking about withholding the dowry, there is nothing wrong with it, it has become Jing'er's private property, and her in-laws have no right to use it. It's to make face for our Gu family, you have to know what's good." Chen lowered her eyes and listened.

Ning knows that this sister-in-law is a leftist, so she is not trying to persuade her. Fortunately, her niece is not a fool. She has lived in her own home for a few days, broke the truth to her and explained it to her. If the niece is like Chen Well, she had to settle this marriage even in spite of herself.She said cruelly: "This is the marriage between the Gu family and the Lin family. The two surnames are good, and there are meanings in the palace. You have been the mistress for so many years, so you naturally know which is more important. If there is any difference, don't say it." Your master will not let it go easily, even in the clan."

After all, Mrs. Chen listened to it. The general affairs of the family have been handed over to the eldest daughter-in-law. If there is anything wrong with her daughter's marriage, she will not be able to stand at home.Ning said again: "Jing'er is about to get married, the girl's family must be uneasy, we are all from here, you should persuade her more on weekdays, if you want to be a mother like you, you should know what is good for her, what to say and what not to do. You know what to say." Ning saw that her expression was more respectful than before, so she was satisfied and chatted with Chen for a few words before leaving.

After Jia Min got home, he made fun of Lin Yang and went to bed early.

The next morning, when I hadn't dressed yet, I saw Xu Hua's family hurried in holding a letter, and asked, "But it's a letter from Jiangnan." Xu Hua's family nodded, and Jia Min opened the letter without thinking about anything else. Seeing her frowning, Xu Hua's family asked, "What did you say over there?" Jia Min sighed softly, "He's also a cruel one. He only said congratulations to my son on his great happiness, and offered congratulatory gifts and so on."

Xu Hua's family persuaded: "The princess is just afraid that the uncle's identity will be exposed." Jia Min shook her head: "She is just cold-hearted, and she can't make something or send a few words."

Xu Hua's family said: "I think it's my wife's fault. In the heart of the princess, the uncle is our child. She and the uncle are already destined, so there is no need to get involved." Jia Min argued: " This is Brother Yang's lifelong event, I told her what's wrong with this biological mother." Xu Hua's family chuckled and helped her dress up and said: "I was wrong, Madam also thought about their fate."

Jia Min was discouraged: "Why don't I know that it's good to just stay calm like this and not disturb her, but when I think of Brother Yang, if... without those things, he is... Besides, I also feel sorry for her being alone for so many years. Although I can't let Brother Yang call her mother, but when Yang'er goes back to worship the ancestors, he can lead the bride to visit her. In the future, Brother Yang will know I won't feel any regrets."

Jia Min covered her chest and said: "I always feel that I can't hide it from brother Yang for the rest of my life. I don't know when his identity will be revealed, and I don't know if it will be a blessing or a curse for him." Xu Hua's family said: " Madame is worrying unfoundedly, there are not many people in this world who know the identity of the uncle, and they have kept it a secret for so many years, so it is impossible to keep it a secret in the future."

Jia Min looked sad: "You have also seen the things rewarded by the palace. On the surface, it is said to reward the master for his achievements in Jiangnan, but some of them are not things that people like us can use. They are clearly only used by the palace. " Jia Min's voice became softer and softer, she could feel the emperor's love for Lin Yang, although it was not eye-catching, it shocked her.

Xu Hua's family's eyelids twitched and persuaded: "You said just now that you didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse, but Zhao Gong probably meant it was a blessing." Jia Min's expression improved, and he pretended to be relaxed and said: "What you said is , the emperor and the first empress and the first prince have a deep relationship. In the future, if there is a day, I just hope that brother Yang will be well, and don't feel resentful because he fell into the official's house from a noble man. "

"Who is the uncle, madam, don't you know? The uncle is filial to the master and you from the bottom of his heart, and loves the girl and the second master. How can you find a good child like the uncle in Manjing?" "That's really the case, I hope he It's safe and sound, after all, exposure of this matter will hurt him the most." Jia Min looked out the window with a gloomy expression, "I won't blame him for whatever he chooses." Xu Hua's family silently put the jade hairpin into Jia Min's hair .

Jia Min had just packed up and was about to send someone to call Daiyu and Lin Yun for dinner when someone from Jia's family came to deliver a letter saying that the daughter-in-law of Ningguo Mansion, Qin, was gone.Xu Hua's family was really lucky to hear the secret passage. It would be unlucky if it happened to be the day of the uncle's appointment one day earlier, but why did the Qin family suddenly disappear at such a young age.