serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 180 Little trouble?
The thunderstorm quietened down.

There had been no wind for more than [-] days since she fell into ambush, so Lin Daiyu asked people to open all the windows.

Zicuckoo lit the censer, and placed insect-repelling incense inside, and asked a few girls to stand by the window with dust whisks to prevent flying insects from flying in.Then he continued to serve tea for Tanchun, Xichun and Xing Xiuyan, while saying: "Second Master won a big victory outside the customs, and God has rewarded him. It's wind and rain, and it's finally cool."

Tanchun took a sip of tea, "Don't say such things, it's a taboo."

Zijuan was stunned for a moment, and replied: "Yes, our grandma sent someone to send rose marinade early in the morning, girls, try it."

Xichun immediately answered: "Don't eat, I'm tired."

Tanchun shook his head with a smile and said, "We just ate fruit in Lian's second sister-in-law's room."

Xing Xiuyan smiled lightly: "Don't bother." He casually looked at Lin Daiyu.

At this time, Lin Daiyu was sitting in front of the desk, writing something with a pen.

The wind suddenly picked up, and it blew into the house from the open window, blowing the gauze curtain to the roof at once, making the body cool.

The chilly wind carried the smell of rain, and the windows were rattled by the wind.

Zicuckoo hurriedly shouted: "Shut it up. Close all the windows."

Several little girls quickly went to close the window.

Lin Daiyu said: "Don't turn it off."

Zicuckoo looked at Lin Daiyu: "The wind is strong, be careful of catching a cold!"

Lin Daiyu stood up after writing, "It doesn't matter, it's just a gust of wind."

Without saying a word, the wind gradually died down, but the sky darkened again. It was going to rain heavily.

Xichun blinked her eyes a few times, and said: "Sister Lin knows everything about the present and the past, she knows everything about sex, and she can know the affairs of the world without pinching her fingers."

"Smooter!"

Lin Daiyu gave her an angry look, walked up to Xing Xiuyan and sat down, and handed over the ink note in her hand, "This is a letter from your brother."

Xichun snatched it away, took a look, then wrinkled her face, and looked at Lin Daiyu, "You're lying, this isn't my brother's letter!"

Lin Daiyu really didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "This is for you to see, if you don't believe me, write a letter and ask your brother."

Xichun was stunned: "I, you, you have to let your sister-in-law. I am still young, and I have you to take care of me."

Tanchun splashed a sip of tea on the ground, then laughed.

Xing Xiuyan beside him couldn't help laughing, covering his mouth and laughing.

Lin Daiyu ignored her lazily, and then said to Tanchun: "Your second elder brother said, since Huan'er can't study well, let him first practice martial arts with the soldiers in the mansion, so as to stretch his muscles and bones."

Tanchun suppressed his smile, and sighed softly. At the end of May, the Shuntian Mansion's examination results were released. Jia Huan failed the ranking. He did not qualify as a child student, so he could not participate in this year's examination. The next examination will have to wait until It has been five years since Jianwu, but Jia Huan was unwilling to wait and insisted on practicing martial arts, for which he was beaten by Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng made Jia Huan eligible to take the scientific examination in Shuntian Mansion because of his old face, otherwise he would have to return to Jinling.

Lin Daiyu: "Okay, don't worry about it. There are still nearly two years left. If he can't bear the hardships, he will go back to study honestly. If he can persevere, it may not be a good thing."

"That's right. Third sister, don't worry, Lian's second elder brother didn't get any honor in the exam, so he can still be a high-ranking official."

Xichun took Tanchun's hand, "Sister Bao's elder brother doesn't even know a few words, and now they're all in the household department. It's really lacking, it's fine."

"Puchi-"

This time it was Zicuckoo who laughed, and quickly held back.

Lin Daiyu covered her mouth and smiled. Xue Pan was recommended by Wang Hetang as the head of the household department because of his meritorious service in transporting weapons and ammunition.

Thinking of Jia Hu's letter again, he mentioned a person in the letter, an old servant Xue Pan had hired in the grassland, and asked Jiao Da to send someone to Jiangnan to investigate carefully.

It seems that the Xue family is going to be watched.

Xing Xiuyan drank tea silently at the side. Time passed quickly. It has been more than a year since I came to Jia's house, and I have already adapted to the life here. , and then accompany the old lady to talk, laugh and eat. When the old lady takes a nap, everyone will get together to do needlework, or play Go and play cards, or set up a poetry club in Tianxianglou.

One foot stepped into the land of wealth and honor.

Seeing Xing Xiuyan, Xichun was in a daze: "Sister Xing?"

Xing Xiuyan came back to her senses: "Yeah." Then, she smiled awkwardly: "Just now I was thinking about Miaoyu, and I lost my mind for a moment. What's wrong?"

Lin Daiyu was taken aback: "What Miaoyu?"

"I know I know!"

Xichun stood up, and leaned into Lin Daiyu's ear and said, "She is a nun with long hair, she is from Suzhou, and her ancestors are also from the family of scholars and officials. She was ill since she was a child, and many substitutes were bought, but they were useless, so she had no choice but to enter the Buddhist temple herself , with her hair to practice. Now her parents are dead, she is practicing with her master, and there are two old mothers and a little girl serving her.

I came to Beijing last year, and now I live in the Muni Courtyard outside the west gate.Her master passed away last winter, and Lin Ji left a last word, asking her to stay in Beijing and not return to her hometown. "

Speaking of this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "This Miaoyu is not only very good-looking, but also very proficient in writing, let alone scriptures. Just now, Cai Lian's second sister-in-law has sent someone to invite her, and she will live in the back from now on. It's Quicui Temple."

Lin Daiyu asked suspiciously, "Why are you so clear?"

Tanchun smiled: "It's thanks to Sister Xing. If it weren't for her, we would have missed such a second person. Lian's second sister-in-law said that she was arrogant and grotesque. She knew that she was invited by our family and she refused with excuses, just to raise her own status." , Fake Qing Gao!"

Lin Daiyu frowned, and looked at Xing Xiuyan again.

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said: "She has such a temperament, sister, don't worry, she will understand later. Does sister know Suzhou Panxiang Temple?"

Lin Daiyu nodded, "I went to burn incense with your second brother last year."

Xing Xiuyan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's a coincidence. My sister should know that my family rented a house in a temple in Suzhou before, which is the Panxiang Temple."

Lin Daiyu smiled: "This is not a coincidence."

Xing Xiuyan smiled: "Miaoyu has practiced in this Panxiang Temple since she was a child. I have been neighbors with her for ten years, and we are only separated by a wall. If there is nothing to do, I will go to her temple as a companion. All the characters I recognize are taught by her. She and I are poor and humble friends, and we are half teachers.

Qingming accompanied her aunt to the Muni courtyard to offer incense, and happened to meet her, and only then did she know that she had voted here because of the inappropriate time and power. "

Hearing this, Lin Daiyu nodded with a smile: "This is the fate between you two."

Xing Xiuyan smiled back.

At this moment, Lai Sheng's family came over with an umbrella.

Zijuan went out to meet her and took the umbrella in her hand, "Aunt Lai is here."

"Thank you girl."

Lai Sheng's family looked into the house with a smile on their faces, and seeing Lin Daiyu waving, they walked in, saluted and greeted, and then took out a gift list from their sleeves, "Jiangnan Zhen's family sent a congratulatory gift. The girl brought it."

Lin Daiyu picked it up, looked at it, and asked, "What did sister-in-law say?"

Lai Sheng's family: "Grandma let the girls decide. In addition, the mother-in-law of the Zhen family said that the third and fourth girls of their family want to come to visit. I don't know if the girls have time."

Lin Daiyu smiled, Jia Hu was really good at pinching and counting, he could guess all of this, and said to Lai Sheng's family: "Reward them with a top-notch seal. Also tell them that the Zhen and Jia families are old relatives, there is no need to do this Shengfen, what kind of meeting is not visiting. If you don't mind, come and have a seat, let's have a meal together, it will be lively. Go."

Lai Sheng's family understood what Jia Hu meant, and immediately responded, "Yes." They turned and walked out.

Seeing the figure of Lai Sheng's family disappearing outside the gate, Tanchun said: "Master said, the Zhenfu Division is strictly investigating the matter of Zhen's family."

Lin Daiyu shook her hand: "Your second brother said that the old concubine is still there. Besides, the matter of the Zhen family was revealed by the old concubine herself."

Before the words were finished, there was a flash of lightning, followed by an explosion of thunder, and the heavy rain slanted down following the thunder
Imperial City
Side Hall of Dragon Head Palace

Wang Hetang sat on a chair by the side of the hall, looking at Song Chengliang who was standing by the door of the hall.

At this time, Xia Shouzhong came out from the bedroom, "You two elders, please go back."

Song Chengliang turned around slowly, and said slowly, "I want to see the Supreme Emperor."

Xia Shouzhong: "Now the Supreme Emperor has said that no one will be seen."

Wang Hetang's face was livid: "Aren't King Zhongshun and King Yizhong inside?"

Xia Shouzhong: "The Supreme Emperor said that he won't see anyone right now."

After a pause, "The Supreme Emperor also said that the rebellion in the south is just a small trouble."

Song Chengliang sighed softly, turned around and walked out, a little yellow door with an umbrella greeted him, but he pushed it away, and walked straight into the rainy sky!

Everyone is dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)