serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 266 The old man is here

When the Qijiu River opened, the willow trees on both sides of the Qinfang River in Huifang Garden spit out green shoots as big as beans.

Today is the 24th of the first month of the fourth year of Jianwu. It was after noon, the sun was shining brightly, and the backyard of Ning'an Hall was quiet.

At this time, Lin San came in through the moon gate of the yard with a letter, looked at Jia Hu's main room, and walked over lightly, only to hear a slight sound in the room, but he didn't know what it was.

Lin San stopped immediately, and there was another "pop" after a while, knowing that he was playing chess.

There was another "pop", and then came Lin Daiyu's voice: "Why did you make a bet here? You don't want it over there?"

"Hey, you don't understand this! Once you eat my sunspot like this, I will respond like this again, and you will eat me again, and I will respond like this again. If you continue like this, it will be a draw again! "Jia Hu's triumphant voice.

Lin Daiyu: "You rascal!" Then she spat again.

Jia Hu smiled and said, "This is a trick, not a rascal."

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "How about I eat like this?"

"Hey! Wait a minute. How could you set me up? No, that trick just now doesn't count!"

"You are called a rogue if you fail to succeed in your plan."

Lin San smiled, and deliberately stepped harder to make noise.

"Who is it?" Jia Hu's voice came from inside the room.

Lin San replied: "Second Master, Marquis Ning Yuan sent a letter from Liaodong."

Jia Hu: "Come in."

Lin San replied: "Yes." He walked to the door and waited for a while, then opened the curtain and went in.

As soon as he stepped through the door, Lin San was stunned.

Lin Daiyu didn't hide in the room, she was just sitting there picking up the chess pieces on the chessboard.

Lin San was stunned for a moment, but walked over lightly: "Second Master, Miss Lin." He said and handed the letter to Jia Hu.

Jia Hu took the letter and tore it open to read, while Lin Daiyu responded, "En."

Lin San stood there with his head bowed.

After reading the last line, Jia Hu laughed. Sun Shaozu sold him for a good price. The Liaodong Army owed him a favor. Li Chengyang planned to arrange Sun Shaozu into the vanguard battalion to be responsible for clearing the east bank of the Daling River and turning him into a sharp weapon. With a knife, he cut a road leading to Shengjing, used his hands to clean up those Han people in Liaodong who were unwilling to submit to the court, and then used his head to calm the anger of the Han people in Liaodong, so as to make the best use of everything.

Folding the letter, Jia Hu said to Lin Daiyu with a smile: "This year, the Liaodong Army's Dragon Boat Festival ceremony will increase by [-] percent." After speaking, he got up and walked to the desk, picked up a pen and began to write.

Lin Daiyu suddenly remembered, and said to Lin San: "After you get married, I will transfer Xiaohong to be my wife in charge."

Lin Sanyi said happily: "Thank you, miss."

Lin Daiyu smiled: "Xiaohong is bold and careful, she can speak clearly and can read. I plan to arrange for her to help me manage the affairs in the Grand View Garden."

Lin San: "Yes."

Jia Hu came over with a letter and said, "Let her learn the skills of a housekeeper first, and in the second half of the year, she can be her official wife at home and manage your small family." As soon as the letter was handed over, "Have someone send it to Ning Yuanhou immediately."

Lin San replied: "Yes." He took the letter and stuffed it into his bosom, bowed to Lin Daiyu again, turned around and strode out.

Jia Hu brought a bowl of hot tea to Lin Daiyu, and asked with a smile, "Xiangyun didn't bother you yesterday, did he?"

"The bigger this girl is, the more annoying she is."

Lin Daiyu took a sip of tea, put it down, and said with a smile: "I'm so old that I still want to sleep with me. If I had known, I wouldn't have let her rest with me. She came here again before going to bed yesterday, and the stalker insisted on staying in the bed." Red Fragrance and Green Jade rest with me."

Jia Hu smiled slightly, Shi Xiangyun had the disease of "choosing a bed", that is, he recognized his bed, and it wasn't his own bed that didn't make him sleep well.

Since Shi Xiangyun was left in Rongguo Mansion by Jia Mu, he basically stayed in Lin Daiyu's house, and sometimes went to Tanchun's residence, but he didn't want to live in the house arranged by Jia Mu, saying that living alone was too deserted, like being an aunt It seems that Jia's mother went with her.

Lin Daiyu held back her smile and said, "This girl bumped into the big glass mirror earlier in the morning and got a lump on her head. Now she is hiding in the room and dare not come out to meet people."

Jia Hu laughed again: "What a confused girl, she's such an adult, and she's so careless. If she accidentally smashes the glass and breaks her face, she won't be able to find her in-law's family."

Lin Daiyu's expression became serious: "I'll send someone to remove the mirror right away, otherwise it would be bad if it really hurt people."

Jia Hu really couldn't laugh or cry: "Okay. I'll find another calligraphy and painting for you to hang up."

Lin Daiyu smiled and shook her hand: "No, I still have a picture of "Fighting Cold", let's hang it up."

Jia Hu nodded.

Lin Daiyu suddenly remembered something, "Hey, I vaguely heard that someone from the Zhen family invited you twice, why didn't I see you go out?"

Jia Hu took a sip from the tea bowl and said, "It's Zhen Fu who wants to see me."

Lin Daiyu was startled: "Zhen Fu?"

Jia Hu: "Yes. There is also the matter of the emperor. He wants to weaken the strength of the Manchus in Liaodong before the war and let them mess up themselves."

Lin Daiyu couldn't help frowning.

Jia Hu put down the tea bowl, and continued, "Wuya Boyong went directly to the palace after entering Beijing. No one knows what he said to the emperor. He went to the cabinet again yesterday, and talked with the chief minister about Liaodong. When we arrived in Yizhou, I heard that the Manchus planned to give up Yizhou."

Paused, "I heard from Shoufu that if conditions permit, the Manchus and even Guangning would be able to let them out, I don't understand!"

"If you don't understand, then don't think about it anymore."

Lin Daiyu waved her hand, "There is the emperor on the top, and the Ministry of War on the bottom, so don't worry about it. Besides, it is the territory of the Liaodong Army, and they will definitely care more about you. If there is any problem, they can't find it. No."

Jia Hu shook his head: "I always feel that the emperor has something to hide from me."

Lin Daiyu sneered and said with a laugh: "You take yourself too seriously. Why does the emperor tell you everything?"

Jia Hu stood up, pacing, and said: "It is nothing more than a private agreement between him and the Manchu and Qing nobles in Liaodong. And Wuya Boyong came to negotiate with the emperor on behalf of those Manchu nobles. "

Lin Daiyu seemed to have realized something, and then nodded.

Jia Hu sighed: "If you cut the grass but don't remove the roots, it will regenerate when the spring breeze blows!"

Lin Daiyu laughed again: "The emperor is not in a hurry, why are you so anxious!"

Jia Hu said angrily, "What do you know?" Then he turned and looked towards the door.

After a while, a soldier's voice came from outside the door: "Second, Second Master, my aunt has entered Beijing."

Jia Hu was startled, walked to the door a few steps, opened the curtain, and it was the soldiers who were sent to pick up Lin Ruhai at Tianjin Wharf, and immediately asked, "What's going on?"

The soldier said, "My aunt is in a hurry to go to Beijing to see His Majesty, and I went all the way to Beijing quickly."

A wry smile crossed the corner of his mouth, Jia Hu: "Where is my aunt?"

The soldier replied: "After entering the city, my aunt followed the supervisor of ceremonies and went directly into the palace."

Jia Hu nodded: "You have worked hard, go back and rest first."

Soldier: "Yes." After answering, he turned and walked out.

Lin Daiyu had already got up and stood there leaning on a chair, looking deeply at Jia Hu who was standing by the door.

Jia Hu walked over, supported Lin Daiyu's shoulders, and said with a smile: "You prepare a banquet at home, and I will go to the imperial city to pick up my uncle." Then he put his mouth next to her ear and whispered: "Be good, don't cry !"

Lin Daiyu nodded.

(End of this chapter)