Red House Shoufu

Chapter 43
Lin Shu, who had already returned home, didn't care about the chaos in Rongguo Mansion, but Daiyu was worried for a long time.

It wasn't until Wang Xifeng sent Ping'er to tell the story of Jia Zheng chasing Jia Baoyu all over the yard with a stick like a storyteller, that she was relieved.

"Oh, with Baoyu in this state, grandma has to worry about when she will go!"

Since Daiyu knew Jia Baoyu, he has always looked like this.In the past, he could still be said to be young, but compared to his brother, he was far behind.

Lin Shu was enlightened by Lin Ruhai himself at the age of four, entered school at the age of seven, and took the children's examination before he was fifteen.Three battles and three victories, winning the county court three times.

At 16 years old, he won the championship in one fell swoop, won the Nanzhili Township Examination Jieyuan, and successfully became famous throughout Jiangnan.It's not just about starting a business, running the family's financial management, and greeting family members. Who doesn't say a word about Lin's family?

Wang Momo looked at Daiyu who was sighing, and said softly: "Second Master Bao's temperament is just like that. If Master Zheng can discipline him carefully, maybe he can change it. But the old lady is so spoiled, I am afraid that Master Zheng will There is no way to intervene in the teaching of Second Master Bao."

Nanny Zhang at the side also said: "I don't blame Mrs. Rongguo. I'm afraid that the second master of Bao is just like this. Looking at his words and deeds today, this old slave seems to be extremely resistant to the stereotypes and customs. If the prosperity of the Rongguo Mansion can continue, It can be rich and honored for a lifetime. Just in case... Sigh, maybe this old slave is thinking too much!"

Originally, Nanny Zhang wanted to remind Daiyu, but she thought that Jia Shishi was Daiyu's grandmother, and Jia Baoyu was her cousin, so she should find a chance to tell Lin Shu.

Lin Shu walked to the door with a box of snacks and knocked on the door frame: "Would you like to try the plum blossom cake just made?"

Xueyan took the box and made tea while the two siblings sat by the stove and talked.

Lin Shu was slightly relieved to see that Daiyu was not sad because of the Rongguo Mansion.

"After the new year, Yu'er can invite the three girls from Rongguo Mansion to visit our house. I think the plum blossoms are just in bloom. Wouldn't it be great to have a poetry party?"

Daiyu's eyes lit up, this is a good idea.It's a pity that sister Wang is not here, otherwise I can introduce them to each other.

"Then can I invite sister Xiangyun to come? I heard that there is also a sister from the Xue family who is also in Rongguo Mansion. Can I invite her to come with me?"

Lin Shu smiled: "It's good for you to be the master. Everything about the poetry fair, from writing posts to making preparations, is left to you."

It's time to cultivate Daiyu's hands-on ability, we can't let her live under his wings all the time.

Daiyu squinted her eyes and smiled like a well-behaved cat. Lin Shu stroked her little head: "In the future, I will slowly learn how to be a housekeeper, starting from this poetry meeting."

Then he gave Zhang Momo a warning: "Zhang Momo, please watch from the sidelines and let Yu'er prepare by herself. If there is anything wrong, you can point it out."

"The old slave knows, don't worry, sir." Nanny Zhang responded.

Seeing Daiyu's mood change, Lin Shu didn't mention what happened in Rongguo Mansion today, chatted with her for a while, then got up and left.

……

The next few days were peaceful, and Jia She sent people to bring many gifts, including gold and stone calligraphy and paintings, and many of them were rare copies.

One of the big boxes was named and given to my niece Daiyu. When I opened it, I found that the box was full of Su Dongpo's rare poems, Li Qingzhao's rare Song editions, the palace's beauty recipes, sable suede, and so on.

Daiyu looked at these things in surprise, and said in puzzlement, "How could uncle give me such a precious gift?"

Her perception of the two uncles was very different. She used to think that although the second uncle was old-fashioned, he could be called a respectful and honest gentleman.

And the eldest uncle, in the words of his grandmother, is unkind... well, it's not very good to say that about my uncle.

Lin Shu glanced at the box full of rare treasures, and ordered: "Send it to the girl's room and put it away. Yu'er, come with me to the study."

He felt that it was better to tell Daiyu earlier about some things. On the surface, Rongguo Mansion seemed to be calm, but in fact, there were already undercurrents, and even external forces were involved.

Sitting in the study, Lin Shu asked, "Yu'er doesn't seem to have a good impression of uncle?"

"Grandmother often said that my uncle was arrogant and extravagant..." Daiyu said in confusion, "It's not a good word anyway. In those three years, except for the New Year's feast, I seldom saw my uncle."

Jia Shishi's influence on Daiyu is still too great, Lin Shu considered it for a while, and said seriously: "Yu'er, you can't just listen to one side of the story, and don't jump to conclusions easily. Hearings often make wrong judgments." .”

Then, Lin Shu talked about the meeting with Jia She when he visited Rongguo Mansion, and finally added: "Although this is a hasty story, I found that Uncle still cares about us brothers and sisters."

"Escape one is one..."

Daiyu's brows were tightly frowned, and as she muttered these words, she recalled in her mind the rare encounters with her eldest uncle, Jia She.

She remembered that when she entered the mansion for the first time, the eldest uncle didn't even see her, and just asked a few words casually during the meal.

After that, I only asked when I replied to my father whether I had any letters to transfer back to Jiangnan.Because the grandmother had already written the letter for herself, she just shook her head at that time.

For the next three years, except for the boxing gifts from Jiangnan, when he wanted to reply to a letter, the eldest uncle would always come and ask if he wanted to deliver the letter back.

Every time, my grandmother prepared the reply letter for me early, and only once or twice I wrote it myself in front of my grandmother.

Daiyu recalled these scenes over and over again. When the uncle asked herself for the first time, there seemed to be hope in his eyes, and the next few times, he gradually seemed to be more anxious and disappointed.

She shared this sudden discovery and asked, "Brother, why do you think that every time my uncle replies to a letter, he always asks if I want to send the letter back? What is he anxious about? Why is he disappointed? Isn't that right?" Am I thinking too much?"

Lin Shu sighed and said, "I have never asked you why every letter from the capital is either written by the old lady of Rongguo Mansion, or it is full of safe and smooth replies. At first, I thought you were really good in the capital, until Lin Chunqian I went to report to you and was kicked out, and I realized that someone wanted to cut off your communication with your home."

Daiyu looked at Lin Shu in disbelief, she covered her mouth, and there was a thunder in her head.

I only heard Lin Shu say: "For example, you have been poisoned. You are clearly ill and still keep it from your family. Do you think the old lady of Rongguo Mansion will tell my father and me about it?"

"But grandma... Even if the second aunt really wants to harm me, does grandma really know about it? Will she also be deceived by the second aunt?"

In Daiyu's heart, her grandmother was kind and treated her sincerely.Except for Baoyu, my grandmother cared more about her than the other sisters in the house.

When she was in Yangzhou, she heard for the first time that her grandmother might know she was poisoned, but she didn't mention it. She couldn't believe it was true.

Today, when Lin Shu brought up this matter again, the sadness that made Daiyu suppressed in her heart came to her heart again.

"Yu'er, the old lady may not know about you being poisoned, and she may really love you. But in the eyes of the old lady, no one can compare to Jia Baoyu."

Lin Shu got up and walked to the window, opened it to look at the bleak winter scenery in the courtyard, he sighed and said: "In order to make room for Jia Baoyu, she even took her own son, let alone your surname is Lin after all. Seven years old is different. Xi, put you in the Nuan Pavilion, and let Jia Baoyu come in and out of your residence, and there are rumors in the whole house that you and Jia Baoyu are childhood sweethearts, intending to slander your reputation, so as to force your father to marry you."

Speaking of this, Lin Shu said solemnly: "Yu'er, think about it carefully. If your father dies of illness, if you get rid of me, an unsightly heir, then she will bring you into the Rongguo Mansion, and wait until the fifteenth day to force you to marry Jia. After Baoyu, who will the Lin family's million-dollar property belong to?"

(End of this chapter)