Red House Shoufu

Chapter 6
Daiyu has been familiar with poetry and books since she was a child, and Jingshi Ziji has been studying since she was three years old.

She went to the capital at the age of six. Although she did not have the guidance of her father and husband, she still did not put down her books. The books she brought from Yangzhou were her comfort every time she was homesick.

There are many expositions about keeping filial piety in "The Analects of Confucius" and "Book of Rites". After Lin Shu's reminder, she also understood her own problem, and made a decision after a while.

"My brother is right. I didn't do a good job. I will write a letter to my grandmother right now, and I will keep my filial piety for three years. I won't go anywhere, just stay in my hometown in Gusu!"

Lin Shu stroked her little head, and said dotingly: "It's not that exaggerated. After my father's hundred days, I will accompany my sister to walk around, and it seems like I'm always stuck at home. You should also make more friends. , Handkerchiefs must be handed over. If you miss your grandmother, three years later, the Chunwei Dabi, let's go to the capital together."

……

The moon is on the branches, and the autumn cold is gradually rising.Lin Shu coaxed Daiyu to sleep and came to the yard.

Wang Momo followed behind Lin Shu: "Master, do you have a few words that I don't know whether to say or not?"

"Mommy has watched our brothers and sisters grow up, and I have always regarded you as my own family member, so to speak bluntly."

Nanny Wang is not only Daiyu's nurse, but also the elder of the Lin family.My aunt Jia Min has always been in poor health. The brother and sister are hot in summer and cold in winter, and most of the changes in clothes are taken care of by Wang Momo.

"Young lady is having a bad time in Rongguo Mansion. Not to mention that the old lady deliberately arranged for the Jia family's second master Bao to get close to the young lady, and the whole family even threatened that the young lady's food and clothing expenses come from the Jia family. Sir, young lady For three years, I lived in the capital carefully, and I didn't even dare to cry loudly when I was wronged!"

Lin Shu's fists were clenched tightly, and his face was icy.

He said in a deep voice: "I know. Now that I'm home, I will take good care of her. When I go to Beijing three years later, I will get back the grievances my sister has suffered from the Jia family."

"The old slave dares to ask, is the girl's illness not very good?" Wang Momo asked anxiously. A few days ago, Li Jingtong's expression changed after he felt Daiyu's pulse. Jia Lian couldn't understand it, but she discovered it. something wrong with it.

Lin Shu sighed, but still told the truth: "My sister has been poisoned by chronic poison..."

"What? How can this be good? Grandpa..." Wang Momo exclaimed, and quickly covered her mouth.

"Don't worry, mother. Fortunately, the poisoning is not deep. Mr. Li has superb medical skills and already has a way to detoxify. However, it takes a long time for detoxification and recuperation, and mother needs to take good care of it."

Lin Shu gave Mama Wang a reassurance, and finally said: "Madam Zicuckoo, take a good look. If you are still thinking about Rongguo Mansion, find a chance to get rid of it."

Mammy Wang hesitated to speak, but Lin Shu asked, "Mommy, do you have anything else to say?"

"This old slave thinks that the second wife of the Rongguo Mansion, the wife of Mr. Zheng's Uncle, may have given this poison."

"Is there any evidence?" Lin Shu seemed to have expected it a long time ago. In fact, he had roughly guessed several suspicious people from the news sent back from the capital, and this Jia Wang family was one of them.

Wang Momo shook her head: "This old slave is just guessing. The old lady of the Jia family has always wanted the second master Bao to make a marriage contract with the girl, but the second wife has always looked down on our girl. The girl is too young to tell. , but the old slave could see the disgust in the way she looked at the girl."

It has to be said that Wang Momo's eyes are vicious, and Jia Wang's family will of course hate Daiyu, Jia Min's daughter, how can she become her daughter-in-law.

"Mommy, go to rest. I will investigate this matter, and my sister will trouble you."

Lin Shu stopped talking, and Mother Wang also bowed and withdrew.

Walking out of Daiyu's yard, Lin Shu slammed his fist on the tree: "Mr. Wang, you are courting death!"

……

September nineteenth, early morning.

The door of Yangzhou Xunyan Yushi's Mansion is wide open, and the brothers and sisters of the Lin family will help their spirits return to their hometown today.After nearly ten years in charge of Yangzhou Yanzheng, Lin Ruhai, the loyal and upright public official who passed away due to illness, finally left the mansion.

In the past ten years, Lin Ruhai has rectified the salt administration and punished illegal salt merchants. The salt price in the south of the Yangtze River has always been at a reasonable price. The people of Yangzhou are naturally grateful to this master Qingtian.

Seen off by many people in Yangzhou, the Lin family set off by boat and rushed to their hometown of Gusu.

Going south along the canal, after three days, we finally arrived at Suzhou Fu Wharf.

The funeral went smoothly, Lin Shu had sent people back to his hometown long ago to repair the tomb, and buried Lin Ruhai and Jia Min together in the Lin family's ancestral tomb on the second day after returning to Suzhou Mansion.

Leaving aside Daiyu's sadness again, Lin Ruhai's funeral has come to an end temporarily.

The hometown of Suzhou, Linfu is located in the southeast corner of Fucheng, and the courtyard of the three entrances has the charm of a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

In the past ten days or so since returning to her hometown, under the meticulous care of Lin Shu and Wang Momo, Daiyu's thin and pale face finally had blood.At this time, she was sitting by the window reading a book. If someone looked closely, they would find that the book in her hand was an anthology of contemporary literature.

Xueyan came over with a bowl of milk: "Girl, the milk is ready."

"Hey, although milk is good, you will get tired of drinking it every day. I don't know why my brother will let me drink this all the time?"

Daiyu put down the book, wrinkled her small face, and smiled wryly: "Why don't you drink it for me?"

"Slaves don't dare, sir is so fierce." Xue Yan thought of Lin Shu's cold face, and her heart trembled.

Daiyu looked at Xueyan with a funny face, stretched out her hand to take the milk, and drank it with her eyes closed.

"It's really hard to describe!" Daiyu suppressed her nausea and complained a little.

At this time, Wang Momo came in and took out a letter: "Miss, a letter from the capital, my uncle asked me to deliver it to you."

"Oh, did grandma reply?" Daiyu happily took it, but when she saw the handwriting on the envelope, a trace of disappointment appeared on her face.

"So it's Baoyu's." She muttered, then opened the letter and read it.

The envelopes were very thick, and they belonged to Jia Baoyu, Jia Shishi, Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun, among whom Jia Baoyu wrote the most.

It took Daiyu a long time to read all the letters. Her grandmother's complaints, Baoyu's complaints, and Sanchun's comfort and longing made her feel mixed.

"Oh, grandma still blames me. But how can I leave my elder brother to observe filial piety alone? Besides, this is not something that a man and a child should do. And Baoyu, who only thinks about sisters playing around together, but never thinks about it. , I don’t have a father anymore!”

Speaking of Daiyu, she was so sad that she wanted to cry. Wang Momo quickly comforted her: "Young lady, don't worry about these things. The old lady in-laws is reluctant to bear her for a while, maybe she forgot to keep filial piety. When the second master Lian returns to Beijing, the young lady asked He sent a letter to explain that three years later, the uncle will go to Beijing to participate in the Spring Festival, and the girl will see the old lady again?"

It doesn't matter if you don't say anything, as soon as Nanny Wang said that, Daiyu lay down on the table and began to cry.

Because Daiyu knew that her grandmother didn't remember the matter of keeping filial piety. She has roughly understood her grandmother's thoughts these days.It is very clear in the book, and there are even regulations in the "Great Chu Law".

"Chu Law Shuyi" stipulates: "The mourning period is not yet over, and Shi Yi obeys auspiciousness. If he forgets to mourn and play music, he will be in prison for three years; for one year as a miscellaneous performer, those who meet music and participate in auspicious banquets will each have one hundred sticks."

(End of this chapter)