Red Mansion Huacai
Chapter 219 Choosing Fengzao Palace
Chapter 219 Choosing Fengzao Palace
But Baoyu hadn't seen Qin Zhong for a few days, and he missed him. He sent people to clean up the study room outside, and thought about asking Qin Zhong to read at night.
When he turned around, he was stopped by Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang. Although Wang Xifeng said it tactfully and obscurely in the previous time, Mrs. Jia was a mature woman, and Mrs. Wang cared about Baoyu the most. She secretly searched for the mother-in-law of that day and scanned it. How could she still not know what happened that day?
Mother Jia had previously seen Qin Zhong because of his good looks, but she was close to him, but now she was extremely frightened! No matter how good the color is, don’t let your own jade get damaged!
It's okay to have sex with a little nun without a matchmaker, but it happened to be during the mourning period of my biological sister. How could such an ignorant thing deserve to enter the gate of Rongguo Mansion again? Because I had already ordered my servants not to allow Brother Zhong to come again!
Baoyu was making a fuss, but Jia Mu only coaxed him, saying that Qin Zhong had not recovered from the cold and was still ill at the moment, so it was inconvenient to come home. Mrs. Wang even sent Li Gui to visit Qin's house under false pretenses. When he came back, he said that Qin Zhong was still ill and did not dare to go out for the moment. Baoyu calmed down.
In fact, Li Gui just left the house for a walk, but where did he go to the Qin family?
Unexpectedly, the words came true. After Qin Zhong returned home, he lingered on his sick bed, never getting better, and not daring to go out easily.
Unexpectedly, Zhi'er escaped into the city in the past few days and found Qin Zhong's house. He was discovered by Qin Ye. When he was forced to find out the inside story, Qin Ye was furious. Not only did he drive Zhi'er away, he also killed Qin Zhong on the bed Beaten. Later, Qin Ye's old illness relapsed, and he couldn't get better after asking for medical advice. Seeing that both father and son were in trouble, the servants hurriedly reported it to Ningguo Mansion.
Thinking of her in-laws, Jia Zhen finally sent the manager to help support her, but Qin Ye didn't get better.
Jia Zheng's birthday is approaching, and the whole family is busy. It is already the winter month, and Wang Xifeng is even more busy - the greenhouse business is finally going to make money! Laiwang reported privately when he came back yesterday, saying that the first batch of fruits and vegetables were probably ready to be picked, and they just had to be picked and sent to the capital for sale.
Nowadays, pork costs about thirty-five cents per pound, and beef costs twenty-five cents on the surface, but in reality it costs about eighty cents. That one pound of green leafy vegetables is now being sold for hundreds of cents, which is more expensive than beef! Only slightly cheaper than warm soup dishes.
Li Gui reported that the prices set by Fourth Master Jian himself were 30 cents for spinach, 40 cents for rapeseed, and only 45 cents for cowpeas. Wang Xifeng's heart trembled when he heard this. He kept asking questions until he was sure that not only was he not losing money, There is still a lot of profit to be made, so I feel relieved a little bit.
I just hope that I can make some money from this greenhouse business, and at least I can redeem the pawned dowry with this winter profit.
In the afternoon, several girls and wives went to Rongqing Hall to chat with the old lady. After saying a few words, I immediately mentioned the birthday of Mr. Zheng tomorrow.
Then it's Jia Jing's birthday. Although it's a whole birthday, it should be a big event. However, Ningguo Mansion had an event a few days ago, and relatives and friends have been here for a long time. If we invite relatives and friends again this time, I'm afraid it will cause trouble. Others were disgusted, so Jia Mu took the initiative and allowed only Dingkou from the two houses to gather together, intending to have a fun event behind closed doors.
Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing didn't say anything, they just said that everything was decided by the old lady. Jia Mu nodded and was about to send everyone away when Li Wan, the daughter-in-law of Brother Zhu, stepped forward and begged her: "Old lady, my granddaughter-in-law has something to do. I don't know whether to mention it or not."
"Brother Zhu and his daughter-in-law have nothing to say."
Li Wan then said: "My brother has been looking for a practical teacher for Brother Lang these days. He took him home without telling me. Sun's daughter-in-law thought that she was always thinking of brother Jian and it was hard to refuse. Then the grandson's daughter-in-law took on the errands of the prince's palace and took care of her every day, which made Lange more and more useless. The grandson's daughter-in-law thought that going to his uncle's house would calm her down and allow her to concentrate on her studies. "
Jia Mu nodded and said with a smile: "This is a good thing. Why don't you invite Mr. to our house?"
Li Wan then said: "The old lady also knows that Brother Lang is still young... and does not have a study room outside. It is difficult for Mr. to walk around in the house when he is at home."
Mother Jia suddenly realized, "I was wrong." She turned to look at Mrs. Wang: "What do you think, wife?"
Mrs. Wang twisted the beads and said, "Brother Lang is still young. Besides, the private school is right at the doorstep of his home. Isn't it right to hire a teacher? I think it's better to wait for two years."
Li Wan secretly clenched the handkerchief tightly, knowing that this matter would not be that easy. Just at this moment, Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "I'm afraid it's too late, Madam. Brother Jian has invited everyone, where can we send them away? I think it's better to let Brother Lan calm down first." We'll see in a few days. If we really make progress, then everything will be fine; if we don't, what shall we say?"
Mrs. Wang gave Wang Xifeng a look, but Wang Xifeng did not look at her. At this time, she heard Jia Mu say: "Brother Feng is still considering Zhou Dao, so let's just let Brother Lan learn from it first. Brother Feng, please give Brother Lan two boys later, and we will prepare carriages and horses every day."
Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "The old lady said that I am thorough. Look, who can be better than the old lady in terms of thoroughness?"
For a moment, there were cheers and laughter in Rongqing Hall, and the matter was settled. Li Wan was secretly grateful. When he was about to leave, he stayed a moment longer and saw Sister Feng walking out before following her.
The two sisters talked all the way, and when they came to Sister Feng's courtyard, Li Wan said, "Thank you very much just now."
Wang Xifeng's phoenix eyes were slanted, and she said with a smile on her face: "It's a good thing for Brother Lan to be motivated. I'm just telling the truth. How can I say thank you?" After a pause, he said again: "It's my fault. I’m actually quite envious of my sister-in-law.”
"Envy me?" Li Wan asked in confusion, "Where did you start talking about this?"
Wang Xifeng said: "Not to mention Brother Lan is sensible, how many people in the world can compare with Brother Jian alone? Unlike my brother..." Wang Ren went south to Jinling some time ago, and Wang Xifeng was naturally prepared Taking off the earthen ritual belt with his parents, Wang Ren turned around and hesitated, and finally dug out two hundred taels of silver from Wang Xifeng.
The two hundred taels of silver were misappropriated from elsewhere. Wang Xifeng didn't know how to make up for the shortfall, so she hoped that the greenhouse business would make money as soon as possible.
"That's all, let's not mention that. Anyway, our sisters-in-law are growing up together. I treat my eldest sister-in-law as my own sister."
Li Wan knew that it was definitely because of Li Weijian that Wang Xifeng treated him like this. Immediately, I had mixed feelings in my heart, thinking about when did Wang Xifeng speak so kindly to me before brother Jian came to Beijing?
It is said that a married daughter throws away water. Once she arrives at the Rongguo Mansion, her parents can no longer help her. Unexpectedly, she is taken care of by Li Weijian, who is like a brother.
Li Wan was both moved and funny... Who would have thought that that little person back then could be so capable at such an age?
After bidding farewell to Wang Xifeng, Li Wan arrived at Dede's home and saw Jia Lan waiting for her to come back for dinner. He immediately gave her instructions and gave her many instructions. Finally, with red eyes, he said, "Your uncle treats you so wholeheartedly. In the future, If you are unfilial, don’t blame me as a mother for disowning you!"
Jia Lan was so confused that he had to kneel down quickly and promised to listen to his uncle's words again and again, and then revealed the matter.
The next day, it was Jia Zheng's fiftieth birthday.
Li Weijian arrived at Rongguo Mansion after noon with the gift. The housekeeper Lai Da personally welcomed Li Weijian and sent him to the Yimen. The mother-in-law had already come to inform her of the meeting, and Wang Xifeng happened to be nearby, so she went to the Yimen in person to greet her.
Li Weijian wondered: "I'm not a rare guest who doesn't visit once in three to five years. Why is my second sister-in-law like this?"
Wang Xifeng smiled and said angrily: "As you said, Brother Jian is an honored guest, and you must observe all etiquette. If your second brother is not at home, do I have to come and greet you?"
Li Weijian walked side by side with him and said with a smile: "I got the letter two days ago. Is the second brother coming back?"
Li Weijian received a letter from Xiang Ling, but Wang Xifeng did not receive a letter from Jia Lian. Because he was curious to ask the two questions, he frowned and said: "Second Master really regards himself as a master. What's going on? I just sent him a message." When the person came back to say hello, there was no letter at all. I was really pissed off."
While they were talking, they passed the hanging flower gate, and the maid Yuanyang reported the news. Li Weijian and Wang Xifeng entered the Rongqing Hall together. Just after they turned around the screen, Jia Mu said angrily: "Why are you still working for Brother Jian? I was there a few days ago." Brother Frugal, I have discussed it with the master, and I just want to live behind closed doors."
Li Weijian stepped forward to greet him and said with a smile: "The old lady doesn't regard the younger generation as relatives."
Jia Mu laughed, pointed at Li Weijian and said, "The bigger this brother Jian is, the bigger his temper will be. Now he is not the one who provokes me."
Wang Xifeng said: "Did the ancestor say something wrong? This relative also pays attention to the distance between relatives. For someone like Brother Jian, shouldn't the ancestor be treated as his own junior?"
"Okay, okay, Feng Lazi's unforgiving mouth is all my fault. I'll apologize to Brother Jian."
As they talked and laughed, Jia Mu hurriedly asked Li Weijian to take a seat. Today is different from the past. Although there are all female relatives here, Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang are still elders, but Li Weijian is still sitting on the right side, very close to Jia Mu.
At this moment, Sanchun and Baochai were still being taught by the nun, and they had not yet arrived. In addition to Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang, among the female relatives there was also the You family from Dongfu.
Li Weijian felt weird. Qin Keqing's death lasted forty-nine days, but You never showed up. He only said he had a stomach problem. What kind of stomach trouble can last for forty-nine days? That's all. Why did Youshi show up again after the funeral?
Li Weijian kept a calm expression on his face and kept chatting with Jia Mu for a while. The nanny's office dispersed over there, and Sanchun and Baochai all flocked in, and the place suddenly became lively.
After not seeing each other for many days, the second sister dared to glance furtively at Li Weijian as before. She also knew in her heart that today was Mr. Zheng's birthday, so the two of them could not meet in private. Sister Bao looked at her nose and mouth, and her mouth and heart, and only made a few pleasantries, but didn't say much.
She didn't give up, but since Li Weijian moved out and scared Xue Pan away, Sister Bao couldn't see Li Weijian no matter how thoughtful she was, so she could only suppress her thoughts for the time being.
After a while, Master Jia Zheng returned to the house, and Jia's mother organized a banquet. Since it was just a small gathering between the two houses and there were no relatives nearby, the banquet was held in the Rongqing Hall.
There was still a screen in the middle, with the female family members on one side and Li Weijian and others on the other side. During this period, they were very happy and congratulated Jia Zheng on his birthday. Even Jia Rong was smiling, but Jia Zhen was extremely sad, as if she had not yet gotten over the funeral.
Suddenly, a doorman hurriedly came in and reported in front of the banquet: "Master Xia, the eunuch of the Sixth Palace, has come to deliver an edict."
Jia She, Jia Zheng and others were so frightened that they didn't know what the news was. They hurriedly stopped the play, removed the banquet, set up the incense table, opened the central gate and knelt down to receive it.
Early in the morning, Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch of the Sixth Palace, arrived on horseback, followed by many internal eunuchs. Xia Shouzhong did not accept the imperial edict. He dismounted in front of the eaves, with a smile on his face, walked to the hall, stood facing the south, and said: "Special order: Immediately declare Jia Zheng to enter the court, and see your majesty at Linjing Hall."
A group of people stood up, and Jia She hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Eunuch Xia, why did this saint declare my brother to be in the imperial court...?"
Xia Shouzhong smiled and did not answer, and only said: "General Jia, why bother asking more questions? You will know when Vice-General Jia is gone."
"This..." Jia She quickly winked at Jia Zheng and signaled to hand over the red envelope.
At this time, Li Weijian stepped forward and said with a smile: "How is Eunuch Xia always doing?"
Only then did Xia Shouzhong see that the person coming was Li Weijian. He hurriedly smiled, bowed and held his hands in his hands: "Oh, my eyesight is stupid. I never saw Lord Li. It's a shame."
Li Weijian stepped forward and said: "Eunuch Xia, this decree has come suddenly, and everyone in the mansion is worried. Please tell me a little bit about it, so that the mansion can make preparations as appropriate."
Xia Shouzhong could dismiss Jia She casually, but how could he dare to offend Li Weijian? Who doesn't know that this man is very popular and is a popular figure in front of the saint?
Xia Shouzhong frowned slightly, pulled Li Weijian aside, whispered a few words in a low voice, and then handed over his hands repeatedly: "The saint is not allowed to spread the word. I hope Lord Li will keep his mouth shut and be considerate."
Li Weijian thanked Xia Shouzhong and turned to wink at Jia She, who hurriedly stepped forward and stuffed two hundred taels of silver notes. Eunuch Xia didn't have time to have tea, so he got the red envelope and rode off.
As soon as the person left, the elder Jia She hurriedly came over and asked: "My dear nephew, what is the reason for summoning this saint?"
Li Weijian smiled and said: "It's a good thing, the big girl has made some noise."
"what?"
As soon as these words came out, the whole house suddenly became a mess. After ten years in the palace, the eldest girl Yuanchun has finally made some noise!
Jia Zheng quickly changed into court clothes and did not mention going to court. Everyone in the Rongguo Mansion was extremely happy. Everyone gathered in the Rongqing Hall. Wang Xifeng, Li Wan and others congratulated Jia Mu. Jia Mu couldn't help but sigh: "It's been a hard time for me, girl. There has been some movement in the past ten years!"
Mrs. Wang burst into tears of joy and kept crying while holding Baoyu in her arms. Then he said: "It's just a good thing. I just made Zhaoyi a concubine last time. What's wrong with making me a concubine this time?"
Wang Xifeng said: "It's hard to say. If she's just an ordinary concubine, why would she need such a big fanfare? It's impossible to say, brother Bao will become the uncle of the state in the future!"
Wang Xifeng's words really touched Mrs. Wang's mind. Although she repeatedly rejected them, her face was filled with smiles. The woman in the inner house was already worried about her, and the eldest master, Jia She, was not of a calm temper, so he kept sending people to check on her.
The birthday banquet could not be held. Li Weijian wanted to return home, but his mother Jia refused to let him go, so he had to stay in Rongqing Hall to keep him company.
After two hours, I suddenly saw Lai Da and three or four other housekeepers panting and running into the ceremony gate to announce the good news. They also said, "By the master's order, please quickly ask the old lady to lead the wife to the court to thank you." At that time, Jia Mu was uneasy and stood in the corridor of the lobby. Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, Youshi, Li Wan, Sister Feng, Sister Yingchun and Aunt Xue are all in one place. After hearing such a letter, Jia's mother called Lai Da in to inquire about it carefully.
Lai Dazhen said: "The young ones only waited outside Linjing Gate, and could not know any information inside. Later, Eunuch Xia came out to congratulate him, saying that our eldest daughter was promoted to be the Minister of Fengzao Palace and was given the title of Xiande Fei. Later. The master also gave the same instructions to the younger one when he came out. Now that the master has gone to the East Palace again, please quickly ask the old lady to lead the ladies to thank you."
After hearing this, Jia Mu and others felt at ease and were overjoyed. This time, he went directly to the concubine and became a concubine! So everyone put on makeup according to style. Jia's mother led Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, and Mrs. You, a total of four people, into the court in a sedan. Jia She and Jia Zhen also changed their court clothes and led Jia Rong and Jia Qiang to serve Jia Mu's sedan chair. As a result, Ning and Rong were all excited and happy, with a look of pride on their faces, and they were laughing and talking.
Among the laughter and laughter, only Li Weijian looked calm. At this time, Wang Xifeng was busy decorating his home to welcome the imperial decree, so it was Li Wan who sent Li Weijian out of the house.
The two siblings had told each other about the teacher. When they came out of the hall and were about to cross the hall to the Neiyi Gate, Li Wan looked at Li Weijian's expression and asked, "Brother Jian, is there anything wrong?"
Li Weijian paused briefly and said, "It has nothing to do with Eldest Sister and Brother Lan, it's just that this Eldest Girl suddenly got a title... Eldest Sister, does Mr. Zheng have any dealings with the East Palace?"
Li Wan frowned and said: "These outside affairs are all managed by the eldest master and the master. I only heard about it occasionally. I heard that the eldest girl has been silent, so Brother Zhen from Dongfu pulled the strings, and then Let’s start walking around with the East Palace.” After a pause, he quickly asked, “Isn’t that inappropriate?”
Li Weijian shook his head and was speechless.
inappropriate? This is simply hugely inappropriate!
After his daughter was granted the title of concubine, she thanked Tianen and immediately went to the East Palace. What did the saint think? Could it be that Jia Zheng thought that Yuanchun's appointment as a concubine was due to the East Palace's efforts?
Of the Jia family’s literary generation, we don’t know what Jia Jing is. Just looking at Jia She and Jia Zheng is simply stupid! It's enough to just keep the family business peacefully, but sometimes I have to make friends with the East Palace. Is it just that the Jia family is thinking that they made a wrong bet last time and lost their money, so they will make another bet this time and make back their money and profits?
This is really the way to die! The saint still remembers the old things from ten years ago. The Jia family is going through another crisis now, and it’s hard not to think about it!
It's just that I can't say these words to my eldest sister. I just hope that the Jia family will be defeated in the future and that my eldest sister and nephew Jia Lan will not be involved.
Because Li Weijian said: "That's all, maybe I'm too worried. Sister, please go back and remember to send Brother Lan over tomorrow."
Li Weijian walked away quickly, and Li Wan frowned and looked at it for a long time before turning back. What Li Weijian said just now was not entirely true. How could Li Wan not hear it? It's just that she really can't talk about these external matters, let alone the dangers involved.
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It took another two days to arrive at Fengzao Palace in the spring of Yuan Dynasty. The Jia family was packed with guests, and relatives and old friends came to congratulate each other. The four princes and eight princes either came in person or sent their family members and children to come to congratulate.
Everyone in the Rongguo Mansion was laughing and talking, and even the second mistress Wang Xifeng, who was always 'critical', was smiling more. When she found any mistakes or omissions, she only scolded her a few words without much fuss.
Baoyu, on the other hand, felt miserable in his heart, and he regarded all of them as if they were nothing, and he didn't mind at all. Therefore, everyone laughed at him and became more and more dazed.
That day, I first heard that Qin Zhong's father, Qin Ye, had passed away. I also found out that Qin Zhong was so angry that his father had died. He felt extremely remorseful because he had many more symptoms. Baoyu was really worried about her, so she asked her brother-in-law Li Gui to visit her without telling her family.
After returning, he felt even more miserable. He felt that Qin Zhong was probably going to die soon. At this moment, someone happened to come to announce the good news, saying that Jia Lian and Daiyu would be home tomorrow. Baoyu suddenly became energetic and quickly asked about the inside story.
Jia Yucun also came to the capital to see his majesty, and the prince took the trouble to protect his capital. After coming to fill the gap in the capital, he was a brother of the same clan as Jia Lian, and had a teacher-student relationship with Daiyu, so he came with him on the same journey. Lin Ruhai has been buried in the ancestral grave. Everything has been settled before Jia Lian can enter the capital. I was supposed to arrive home after leaving the moon, but because I heard the good news of Yuan Chun, I traveled day and night, and everything was safe along the way. Baoyu only asked Daiyu the word "peace", and the others didn't care.
At that time, someone else came to report to Jia Mu, saying that Li Weijian had been sent and that he would soon escort grain and grass to Qinghai. Baoyu suddenly became more and more happy. Among the brothers and sisters, Baoyu was the only one who disliked Li Weijian. Because in the past, Li Weijian would always be mentioned in the conversation, whether it was Sister Bao or Mrs. Wang.
How can Baoyu feel at ease when compared with such a person? It's great now. Sister Lin is back, and Li Weijian is gone again. Wouldn't that be nice?
At that moment, Baoyu kept asking Sister Lin when she would get home, which made everyone laugh and didn't mention it.
But when it came to the Li family's residence, Li Weijian got the news earlier, saying that Daiyu and his party arrived at Jinmen right away, and that they could reach Beijing in two days by calculating their journey.
This letter was still written by Xiang Ling. It has beautiful handwriting and plain language, recording various events in Yangzhou and Suzhou in detail. Lin Ruhai died in a royal affair, so the imperial court gave him honor and mourning.
Because the Lin family was watching eagerly, Jia Lian presided over the funeral in an extravagant manner and arranged it so lavishly that the Lin family could not find fault, so he returned to Beijing with Daiyu.
When her mentor Yan Xiyao arrived in Yangzhou, Daiyu had already returned to Suzhou, but unfortunately she never saw her. Although the teacher is not here, Li Weijian is not what he used to be, and he is still well informed.
This time Jia Yucun came to Beijing to wait for a vacancy because Wang Ziteng strongly recommended him. Li Weijian was very puzzled and secretly wondered, could it be that Jia Yucun had joined Wang Ziteng?
When I turned around and waited for the banquet with Cao Yunsheng, I realized that the royal family of Jinling had done many illegal things by relying on Wang Ziteng. In addition, there were many disputes between the sea trade business and Jinling Mansion, and Jia Yucun was not involved. Wang Ziteng was afraid of dragging himself down, so he came up with the idea of vacating the cage for a bird, and simply recommended Jia Yucun to be a capital official.
Li Weijian found out the inside story and immediately became more alert to Jia Yucun. This person is becoming more and more proficient in the way of being an official. He can use any means to get promoted, and he doesn't even need any dignity. Waiting for his former benefactor to abandon him, he is even more cold-blooded than his teacher Yan Xiyao.
Moreover, the teacher is going south now on errands. Jia Yucun’s rank will be raised when he enters the capital. If he stays in the capital, he may take the teacher’s position...
Forget it, I am about to go to Qinghai, there is no point in worrying about such things, I can only wait until I get back. But Sister Lin...
Li Weijian thought of Daiyu. After all, they had not seen each other for several months, and he didn't know how Sister Lin was doing. The expedition is about to begin, and we always want to see him before leaving.
After thinking about it, Li Weijian told Fu Qiufang and simply led the Ding brothers out on horseback. First, we went to the steam engine factory in the outer city, loaded all the rapid-fire arrow boxes on the cart, and then headed for Tongzhou in a mighty way.
During these days, Li Weijian personally supervised the construction, and more than a thousand rapid-fire arrow boxes were made. Unfortunately, the departure was about to begin, and I was afraid that he would not be able to re-equip all the soldiers outside the pass.
The three thousand soldiers outside the Pass were stationed near Tongzhou. In the name of changing the uniforms of the soldiers outside the Pass, Li Weijian bumped into Daiyu and his party without warning.
Without further ado on the road, four carts brought the rapid-fire quivers into the camp, which made the commander-in-chief Cheng Wei and others extremely surprised. They all put on the rapid-fire quivers, opened their bows and set arrows, and then marveled in admiration.
Li Weijian's mind was not here. He only said a few words, then said that there were other important matters and hurriedly left for Tongzhou City.
After entering the city, Li Weijian stopped on the street and sent the Ding brothers out to look around. After a long while, Ding Rufeng returned first and said happily: "Master, I heard that Magistrate Jia checked into the post house an hour ago. . I heard that there are many people accompanying me, so I guess Qingwen and others are among them."
Li Weijian let out a long breath and said with a smile: "Let's go, then let's spend the night in the inn."
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In the room, Xiu Ying stepped on the table and swept off the gray netting on the beams. The Zijuan below said: "The same is true for this post house. It's hard to clean the place with people coming and going."
It happened that Qingwen was about to come in with hot goat's milk. After hearing this, she said: "I'm afraid it's because of the coming and going of people that I don't have time to sweep." Dai took two steps to sit upright on the bed. In front of Yu, Qingwen said: "Miss Lin, we'll just have one night, and we'll be fine when we get to the capital tomorrow. I just asked Long'er, the son next to Mr. Lian, to buy some goat milk from outside. I'm afraid that Miss Lin will If it tastes bad, I added honey and snow pears to boil it. Try it while it's still hot to see if it tastes good to you."
Daiyu felt grateful, took the bowl and said, "I'm sorry you are so interested."
Qingwen smiled and said, "Miss Lin, why do you need to see me outside?"
Daiyu rolled her eyes at him, but did not refute. Take the spoon and taste it briefly. Although there is still a smell of mutton, it is not difficult to eat. Daiyu secretly thought to herself that thanks to the three maids left by Fourth Brother Jian, especially Qingwen, although she was not careful, she was ahead of everything. She had been taken care of extremely well these days.
Her father Lin Ruhai passed away and Daiyu returned to Suzhou. At that time, she couldn't eat anything, so Qingwen did some research and invited a girl named Xing Xiuyan to stay at home for two months. Every day, the family changed the food arrangements, and Daiyu Only then did Jade stop becoming thinner.
Not only that, Fourth Brother Jian had left a lot of money with Qingwen before, and Qingwen was not a stingy person. In the past four or five months, the money was spent freely, but she never argued with Daiyu.
Daiyu felt a little awkward and wanted to help her a bit, but Qingwen would often make some "jokes" to her. However, every time such remarks made Daiyu speechless.
Yes, her father had made the decision. She tore up the marriage contract and presented her suicide note in front of the saint. Sooner or later, the marriage would be finalized. Qingwen and others are the personal maids around Fourth Brother Jian, aren't they all part of the same family? No wonder Qingwen, Xiangling and Xiuying all treated her as their mistress.
When her father passed away, Daiyu was extremely sad, but with a few more maids to take care of her, her health actually improved. Until now, the sadness remains in her heart, Daiyu is becoming more and more cheerful, and she can occasionally talk and joke with the maids every day, which makes her body feel more relaxed.
As for the family property, excluding the cement business shares that Lin Ruhai entrusted to exchange, there were only a few boxes of books. All the floating wealth on the side was exchanged for gold, silver and silver notes, and all were sent to Rongguo Mansion.
Lin Ruhai had told Daiyu not to worry about the money, just treat it as the money used by the Rongguo Mansion to raise Daiyu. Daiyu doesn't care about this in her heart, and Fourth Brother Jian never cares about this... Hehe, there are really only a handful of people in the world who are richer than Fourth Brother Jian.
After drinking a bowl of goat's milk, Daiyu suddenly asked: "How is Aunt Zhen? Is she infected with the cold?"
Qingwen said: "I drank ginger soup just now and sweated. It seems that everything is fine now."
Daiyu then told her, "It's freezing in the north, and it's possible that Aunt Zhen can't adapt to it. Just ask Xiangling to add or take off some clothes. Aunt Zhen has just recovered from her serious illness, so she won't catch cold again."
Qingwen smiled and said, "Don't worry, Miss Lin. I'll give you some advice later."
Daiyu just nodded and handed the empty bowl to Qingwen. Suddenly the door opened and Xueyan walked in happily and said, "Girl, guess who is here?"
Daiyu wondered: "You are so clueless, how can I guess?"
Qingwen on the side said, "Could it be that my Fourth Master Jian is here?"
Xue Yan nodded repeatedly: "It's not just Fourth Master Jian!"
"what?"
Qingwen was overjoyed, and Xiuying, who was sweeping the dust net, even somersaulted off the table and grabbed Xueyan after landing: "The fourth master is really here?"
"It hurts, it hurts!" Xiu Ying let go of her hand, and Xue Yan said angrily: "You will definitely grab my arm out of the purlin! Yes, Fourth Master Jian is here, and he is talking to Second Master Lian right now What are you talking about?"
Daiyu was extremely happy in her heart, but she couldn't show it on her face. When she saw Xue Yan peeking over, she said with a straight face: "Why is fourth brother Jian here?"
Xue Yan smiled and said, "I'm going to send some items to the Tongzhou camp to change the uniforms of the soldiers outside the pass."
Daiyu nodded, feeling a little sad and said: "That's it." She thought he would come to greet her specially.
Xue Yan smiled and said, "I just listened to a few words. Fourth Master Jian said that he was about to set off to escort grain and grass to Qinghai, and he would be accompanied by these three thousand soldiers from outside the customs."
"Brother Jian is going to Qinghai?" Daiyu was immediately shocked. It's not a joke to be in a dangerous situation. If something goes wrong...
Then I heard Xue Yan say again: "Girl, I was thinking...the soldiers from outside the Pass are stationed in Tongzhou, and they have to pass by the capital when going to Qinghai. Fourth Master Jian is here to deliver something at this moment. I see...I'm afraid it's... I came here for the girl."
Daiyu was heartbroken. The expedition was about to begin. Was it because Fourth Brother Jian was afraid that he would not have time to see her that he made such a move? Why bother? It’s the twelfth lunar month of winter, what should I do if I get cold?
At that moment, Daiyu felt moved, a little angry, and more of a look forward to it, thinking that she and Fourth Brother Jian would eventually meet each other, right?
Just then, Jia Lian's voice came from outside: "Has Sister Lin had a rest?"
Qingwen hurriedly said: "No."
Just listen to Jia Lian say: "Just in time, come and see who is coming."
(End of this chapter)
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