The eldest grandson of the Red Chamber

"It's been a long time since I've been back, but I have a letter. A few days ago, I heard from them that the young master invited our second master Lian to drink, but he didn't mention the girl when he asked the second master Lian to go out." After sending everyone away, Zicuckoo smiled at Daiyu.

"He and Lian's second cousin also played together in the south of the Yangtze River. Now that he returns to Beijing, we naturally want to see each other again. Their men are in the front yard, so it is convenient for them to do whatever they do," Daiyu said.I have no complaints.

"The girl only mentions him, who is he, and doesn't he have a name?" Zijuan couldn't help joking when she noticed that her mood was different from before.

"Okay you Zijuan, they say I'm fine, you also come to make fun of me. You don't know who he is the best, good sister, come here." Daiyu patted the place beside her and signaled Zijuan to come up .

Zijuan went there as she said, and she and Daiyu lay sideways on the bed, and the two girls lay face to face.Zijuan sensed Daiyu's embarrassment and did not urge her.

"My good sister, what do you think of meeting Mrs. Ming today?" Daiyu hesitated for a long time, then whispered this sentence.

Zijuan originally wanted to explain that his wife is everyone's wife, and I can't judge it.When the words came to his lips, he thought of the reason why Daiyu asked this question. The girl usually speaks with the most grounds, and she often makes people unable to pick out words to refute.Why is there something wrong with this question today.As soon as I turned my eyes, I realized that the girl asked me what I thought of Mrs. Ming, but I was afraid that what I wanted to ask was what Mrs. Ming thought of her.

Thinking of this, Zijuan couldn't help sighing secretly, her daughter lost her mother since she was young, and the old lady is getting older, so it is inevitable that she can't think of these daughters' thoughts.So no one close to me mentioned this.

"Mr. Ming just returned to Beijing, and Mrs. Ming came to talk to the old lady about the girl. It can be seen that she has taken a fancy to the girl. Besides, the girl is on good terms with Miss Ming, and Mr. Ming keeps sending letters. Let me tell you, Miss. You shouldn't be afraid." Zijuan reassured.

The eldest sister-in-law is close, the fiancé is fond of it, and the future mother-in-law is also kind.Zijuan couldn't help sighing that the girl might be happier in Ming's house than in Jia's house in the future.

"Who told you this? I don't know who told you about it, but there was no news for a long time, and then I came to the door as soon as I came back." Daiyu blushed, turned over and looked up at the curtain above her head.I have to admit that Zicuckoo's words made people feel much relieved.

"Okay, okay, the girl didn't tell me this, I was being too sentimental. Please forgive me." Zijuan said with a smile. "It's just that the old lady said today that she asked him to come and see her, but she doesn't know when she will come?"

"As long as you understand, I won't punish you for opening the curtain outside during the day." Daiyu threatened, pinching Zijuan's arm in embarrassment.

"Good girl, bypass me this time, don't dare to say it again, I'm not going to freeze to death if you ask me to open the curtain outside today." Zijuan hurriedly begged for mercy.

"Let's bypass you this time, you don't have to stay outside today, you can sleep with me." Daiyu said.

"Good girl, are you rewarding me or punishing me? I shouldn't be on duty today." Zijuan couldn't laugh or cry.

But Daiyu turned away and ignored her.

Rikain.

Aunt Xue looked at Baochai who was flipping the pages, sighed, hesitated and didn't speak.

"Mom, just say something, I can't read even if you are here." Baochai put down the book rather helplessly, and pulled Aunt Xue to the table to sit down.

"My son, I shouldn't have told you this. It's just that Miss Lin's in-law's house has closed the door, but my son still has nowhere to go. I'm so flustered." Aunt Xue waited for Baochai's words. He is a person who can't hold back things in his heart, and can't sleep if he doesn't say what he thinks in his heart.

"Mom, didn't I tell you earlier that I will go somewhere else in the future. Don't be anxious just because Lin Yatou has a marriage. I am not the same as her." Baochai persuaded her mother with a smile. The confusion is that I know it.

Ever since my father left, the family has been worsening day by day. My mother has no idea, and my brother is not up to date, so she has to fight.Moreover, she also has ambitions in her heart. She was trained and taught by her family since she was a child. The strength of her family is no less than that of her elder brother. She thinks that she is no worse than the empress of the Jia family.So why not fight?

"You've come up with ideas. When your father was still there, he said that the family still had to rely on you. It's just that no one can tell what will happen in the future. My son has suffered."

Aunt Xue is not as confident as Baochai. Yuan Chun is a decent lady of the government and has survived for so many years, but Baochai has nothing. If the time comes, it will not be worth it.

"Mom, don't be in a hurry, just wait and see." Baochai didn't think about it, so what if it doesn't work.

It was late at night, the lights in the house were flickering, and the sound of people gradually disappeared.

As the twelfth lunar month enters, more customs and rules are added, and all the prefectures are busy preparing for the New Year's Eve, and the flower appreciation banquets of various poetry fairs in the capital are also suspended.Mingxu obediently read the book behind closed doors for a month. Apart from teaching his younger brother on weekdays, he was also preparing for the next year's autumn.I didn't leave the room until New Year's Eve.

On New Year's Eve, it was rare for the Ming family to get together for dinner, and the aunts who were not at the table on weekdays also sat down.After Ming Xu came back for more than a month, he finally saw his concubine Ming Pan, a beautiful and lovely little girl, but seeing Aunt Liu was very nervous, so she didn't hug her.

After eating, Ming Xu and his juniors paid New Year's greetings to the elders. After receiving the red envelopes, they sat around the fire and drank warm wine, enjoying the snow and chatting freely.I just remember that there will be guests tomorrow, and they will leave after midnight.

On the second day, after breakfast, Mingxu went to the Shangqing Garden in the main courtyard. If someone from the Xie family came, he must have come to visit his grandfather.

Sure enough, Xie's family closed the door early in the morning, Mrs. Xie came to the backyard to talk to Mrs. Song and Ming Lai, and Xie Ming brought his son Xie Shen to Ming Xie's place.

"It's been so many years, will you be safe tomorrow?" Xie Ming stepped forward and gave Ming Xie a junior salute.

He is full of air, laughs before speaking, and is a man with a strong aura.Mingxu silently evaluated, is it like this for all bigwigs in the DPRK? What people see first is not the appearance, but is intimidated by the aura.

"Yuanqing is polite, everything is fine." Ming Xie stood up.

Ming Xu and Xie Shen each saluted their elders, Ming Xu happened to meet Xie Shen's eyes when he straightened up, they glanced at each other, and moved away at the same time.

The father and son sat down. "Tomorrow's demeanor will be the same as back then." Xie Ming paused and said, "I often say that in this life I admire Dingyuanhou the most, not to mention his talent and ability. This kind of unrestrained demeanor is beyond compare."

"It's just that I'm old and want to relax, I can't be praised by Yuan Qing." Mingxie said without any waves.

When Xie Ming was talking to his grandfather, Ming Xu observed Xie Shen calmly.

Xu is the new year, the boy is wearing a red and black robe, which complements his complexion like jade, and his eyebrows are clear.Ming Xu noticed that his back was straight since he came in, he never relaxed for a moment, and his face was expressionless.Seems to be a restrained temperament.

Xie Shen was very keen, even though Ming Xu tried his best to remain calm, he was still aware of it, he glanced over and the two met again, their eyes were similarly calm.

"I have been away from the court for many years, and I have heard a lot about Yuanqing. My son Mingsu is at home today, and Yuanqing will not move." Ming Xie opened his mouth to chase people away. "Also tell me to take a good look at my eldest grandson-in-law, he is old, but he likes this." Mingxie pointed to Xie Shen who had been silent all this time.

"Human relations are normal, so don't blame me for repeating things tomorrow." Xie Shen glanced at his son, and followed the servant girl wisely.

After Xie Ming left, Xie Shen greeted him again: "Junior Xie Shen has seen Marquis Ming."

"You don't have to be polite, get up." Ming Xie stretched out his hand to help him, and mentioned Ming Xu: "Xu'er, I heard that you beat Brother Xi yesterday in a game of chess. He has only studied for a few years, and you beat him." No martial arts, why not play a game with this kid."

"Brother Xi has only been learning chess for a short time, but his talent is not low. I also narrowly won yesterday. I will definitely lose if I play against Brother Xie today." Ming Xu laughed.

"Brother Ming, you are welcome. I am a martial arts student, and I am a rough person. I am afraid that Brother Lian Xi is not as good as him." Xie Shen said.

"Brother Xie is a martial arts practitioner. It doesn't look like it." Looking at a very gentle man, and Xie Ming is also a serious Jinshi, why is the eldest son abandoning literature and pursuing martial arts?

"But I think martial arts is more suitable for me." Xie Shen didn't say much, and when he sat across from Ming Xu, the servant girl had already cleverly set up the chess game.Xie Shen grabbed a handful of chess pieces from the set chess jar.

"Cultivating both civil and martial arts is the most suitable, but Xu'er's martial arts is useless? You have to learn this from the Xie family boy." Mingxie said leisurely.

"I'm already fifteen, can I still learn if I pick it up again?" Ming Xu squeezed two chess pieces and put them on the board.

Since going to the south of the Yangtze River, I really haven't practiced martial arts very seriously, and then I traveled abroad, and it was even more deserted.

"Brother Ming, what level do you think is a great achievement?" Xie Shen spread out his palms, six chess pieces, and made a gesture of invitation: "Brother Ming goes first."

"Ten against one? Survive without being surrounded by dozens of people?" Mingxu touched a sunspot and took the first step.Recalling Qing Rong's occasional agility, he hesitated.

"It's not difficult to do this. With some thought, you can get it after a year or two." Xie Shen followed.

"Flying flowers and picking leaves, is it more than capable in the midst of thousands of troops?" Ming Xu thought for a while and then said.

"No one can do everything with ease in front of thousands of troops." Xie Shen shook his head.

Ming Xu didn't say anything else, and concentrated on thinking about the chess moves.In fact, he has already asked Brother Qing about these things, and he has a general understanding of the martial arts here.Just look at Xie Shen's statement and attitude.

Ming Xie stopped talking when the two were talking, Ming Xu didn't speak, and Xie Shen didn't take the initiative to say anything, so the only sound in the room was the sound of chess pieces falling on the board.

Ming Xie sat at the table drinking tea, and glanced at the chess game from time to time.

Most people judge a person's temperament by watching chess, which is indeed the most intuitive and quickest way.Xu'er has always played chess step by step, every step counts, her style of chess is flexible and changeable.

And this junior of the Xie family is obviously also very good, the layout is calm, people fall into the trap without knowing it, and after taking one step and seeing ten steps, the overall situation is very strong.Mingxie nodded slightly, but he was a steady child.

It took an hour to decide the outcome of a game of chess, and it ended with Xie Shen winning over Mingxu's son-in-law.

Xie Shen said a word of acceptance.After nodding, he returned to his original seat.

"Xu'er went out for a walk, and it has improved a lot, and the style of chess has opened up a lot." Mingxie sighed after finishing talking about his grandson, "It's a pity for the Xie family boy to join martial arts, but the same goal by different routes, you will not lose to your father in the future .” This child is really good-natured, and he will go a long way in the future.

Ming Xie insisted that the child was a man of both civil and martial arts, and asked him a few more questions.Seeing that it was noon, Mrs. Xie sent someone to call, and Xie Shen left.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, break five festivals.

On this day, Mingxu prepared presents and went to the gate of Rongguo Mansion.