Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 317 Marriage Grant
Li Weijian was very happy. No matter what, after more than two months of trying, the chemical industry finally came to fruition. Green vitriol oil is sulfuric acid. It was inconspicuous in previous lives, but it is the basis of all chemical industries. Let's put it this way, if you don't have sulfuric acid, you can't even think about purchasing three acids and two alkali.

Xue Biao is indeed a person who does practical things and will definitely be a capable official in the future. The two talked for a long time, and Xue Biao, who was slightly tired, hurriedly presented the gift list.

Li Weijian glanced at it and knew that the total of these southern goods was probably about a thousand taels. Excluding the Jia family, the Enshi family, and the Zhongjinghou and Baolinghou mansions, Li Weijian's annual gift during the New Year's Day was only about one thousand taels, which was considered a heavy gift.

Because Li Weijian scolded him: "Why should Wen Dou give these vulgar things? Your words are the best gift for me."

After a pause, he added: "You have just entered the officialdom. I'm afraid you won't be able to move around much during the New Year. I just got a few boxes of Dongzhu the day before yesterday, and I took a box with me when I left."

Xue Biao was not polite and immediately accepted with a smile. Li Weijian sent the maid to call Baoqin again, and Baoqin came happily after a while.

Li Weijian had already asked about official business, so he immediately stood up and left, leaving the study room to his brother and sister.

As soon as he left, Baoqin came over and said, "Fourth brother said that he is very busy these days, so he needs to take good care of himself."

Xue Biao had just accomplished a big event. Now he relaxed slightly and leaned back on his chair with a smile: "I know it in my heart. Sister, you don't have to worry about it. How are you doing these days?"

Bao Qin smiled and said: "It's great."

But it was said that Li Weijian came out of Aunt Zhen's courtyard, and not far away he saw Qingwen stopping under a wintersweet tree, holding plum blossoms in one hand, and her figure was pretty and seemed to be in a daze.

Li Weijian vaguely heard the message of entrustment, and quickly stopped what he was saying: "I'm afraid I'm too worried again. Aunt's illness is just a minor problem, and my nephew has never hidden it. As for the marriage of the two cousins, my nephew is thinking about it. After the Spring Festival, I will look for the young Jinshi to be friends with Qin and Jin Dynasties."

Coincidentally, Xiangling was also serving Aunt Zhen at this moment. When she saw Li Weijian coming, she quickly got up and led Li Weijian to sit down.

Aunt Zhen has been recovering for a few years, and her body and bones are already in good condition. Li Weijian asked her about it, and she only said that everything was fine, but her eyebrows were filled with worries and she hesitated to speak.

When Li Weijian saw this, he smiled and said, "Madam also knows how I treat Xiangling. Is there anything you have to say that you can't say clearly?"

Aunt Zhen suddenly hated the iron and said: "I have crossed more bridges than you have walked, how can I harm you? Now that I have regained my good status, I will be more secure no matter what happens to my future life. No matter what happens to me, uncle I cherish you. If my mistress comes through the door one day, and she really doesn't like you, what will you do?"

Li Qi also said angrily: "I told my mother a long time ago, but my mother is too worried."

Qingwen sniffed, nodded in a muffled voice, and said, "I don't know how my mother is doing, let alone whether she has found Yuer."

"Miss your family again?"

As soon as Li Weijian left, she saw Xiang Ling's pouty mouth and seemed to be complaining. Aunt Zhen couldn't help but said: "My son, why are you so stupid? My uncle loves you now, but as the saying goes, 'A flower can't last for a hundred days. "No one is good for a thousand days. If you have been here for ten or eight years, your uncle will still cherish you when you are old."

Li Wen also said: "Mom will be well taken care of for the rest of her life, but she will be fine in just ten months."

When Mrs. Liu saw that the three of them were talking like this, she realized that it was not a serious illness. She immediately said angrily, "It's not because I care about you two. How could I get sick?"

Because Xiang Ling hurriedly said: "I said that my mother is too worried, so what difference does it make if my good status is restored or not? Could it be that without my good status, the master will not love me anymore?"

Li Weijian pondered for a long time and then said: "To be honest with you, aunt, this is easy to say, but hard to say... I'm afraid it's even harder than the sky."

"This -" Aunt Zhen hesitated several times, and finally said: "——Uncle, Yinglian is a poor person. She was kidnapped since she was a child, but she is a good person no matter what. Uncle is now in a high and powerful position. , I wonder if this good status can be restored?"

I don't know when Xia Jingui caught a glimpse of him. He would bump into him by chance in the next three to five days. Recently, he confidently led the maid into the house, either brought some tea or invited Xue Biao over. Eat.

At the moment, Li Wen and Li Qijiao were furious, which made Li Weijian laugh for a long time. After coming out of Liu's courtyard, Li Weijian went to Aunt Zhen's courtyard to look for her.

"How can it be the same?" Aunt Zhen became stubborn, but there were some things she couldn't say clearly. At this time, the cheap concubine was beaten to death, and the government only fined her a small amount of money; but the good concubine was different. Even if she was driven out of the house, she had to be sent away with her body and tail.

"It's hard to say." Xue Biao shook his head.

Seeing that Baoqin was not lying, Xue Tao nodded slightly and frowned secretly.

Every festive season, Qingwen misses her mother even more.

It is said that the money was settled in the previous round and there was no further contact between the two houses, but why did you look at your brother's posture as if something was going on again?
However, thinking that his brother had always been safe, Bao Qin didn't worry too much and walked all the way to the East Road Courtyard. When he entered, there was no sign of Li Weijian.

This matter not only involves Xue Pan, but also involves Jia Yucun. That's all for Xue Pan. Li Weijian didn't bother to care about this person's life or death, but there happened to be Jia Yucun, who was now the chief commander of the Ministry of War. If Xiangling's status is restored, the past cases may have to be uncovered again.

The place where sulfuric acid was purchased was Li Weijian's old house, which lived next to the Xue family's house. Xue Biao had been troubled since Xia Jingui moved there more than a month ago.

Baoqin Nahan agreed, Xue Biao gave a few more casual instructions, then stood up and left. After sending Xue Biao out of the ceremony gate, Baoqin turned around and thought as he walked, secretly wondering whether there was a gap between his brother and his eldest brother again?

"Ah? What do you mean by this?"

Xiangling pursed her lips and said, "I know your master's temper, so he won't do what mom said."

The widowed aunt Liu has been in poor health recently. Although she keeps asking for medical advice, she is getting more and more frail. Because when Li Weijian came over, Mrs. Liu couldn't help but bring up old things again, and also mentioned the marriage between Li Wen and Li Qi.

Yesterday, Xue Biao was really harassed, and the afternoon finally passed. Unexpectedly, he just drank two cups of wine and was unaware of the situation. When he woke up, he was surprised to find his sister-in-law Xia Jingui wearing only a small dress next to him.

Baoqin looked at his expression and asked, "Brother, are you in trouble?"

Xue Biao was so frightened that he rolled up his clothes and ran away. Fortunately, a craftsman came to tell him the good news early this morning. Otherwise, Xue Biao would still be depressed at home, wondering whether he should go to the old house.

Li Weijian said: "If it's just a good status, you can just change your name and it will be done in the next year; but if you restore the original good status, I'm afraid it will be difficult to ascend to heaven."

Li Weijian saw clearly and immediately understood what Aunt Zhen was thinking, so he smiled and said: "I don't think Aunt Zhen is doing it for her original good status. I also call Xiangling to suit her. Why don't we just change her name and live in Shuntian Mansion again?" Just get a good certificate."

Aunt Zhen immediately thanked her profusely and breathed a sigh of relief. Li Weijian said this, hesitated for a while, then got up and left.

When Bao Qin first arrived, he naturally wanted to fight and be strong, testing the bottom line everywhere. Now that she has a place, and Fu Qiufang is raising her child with peace of mind, she seldom interferes with external affairs, because most of the external accounts are taken care of by Bao Qin. On the other hand, although it was not stated explicitly, Baoqin finally arranged a time for Baoqin at night. Sometimes he and his fourth brother would add fragrance to their red sleeves in the study, gamble on poems and pour tea, so Baoqin naturally lived a happy life.

Xiangling knew that her mother had to go to Shu, and she thought that she would be a good concubine and that she would have some status in the uncle's house in the future. But why did Xiangling ever care about this? This girl has been satisfied since Li Weijian found her mother. From now on, she only hopes to have a son and a half with Li Weijian, and she has nothing else to ask for.

Aunt Zhen was immediately speechless. But at least Uncle Cai finally agreed, and now he is looking forward to his daughter giving birth to a son and a half as soon as possible, so that he will have something to rely on for the rest of his life.

After asking, I found out that it was Li Weijian who went back to see his widowed aunt.

But Xiangling laughed and said, "No way, Miss Lin is my master."

Li Weijian sighed and simply moved to Huifang Garden. He arrived next to Qingwen in a moment. Qingwen just came back to her senses and hurriedly bowed to Li Weijian: "Fourth Master."

I'm afraid that Xia Jingui is not easy to get along with, and she doesn't know how to blackmail or force her after that. But how can she talk to her sister Bao Qin about this kind of thing? That’s all, I’ll meet Xia Jingui once after the New Year, and let’s see what she wants first before saying anything else!
After coming back to his senses, Xue Biao only said: "Sister, just take care of yourself. I will take care of external matters." After a pause, he added: "You are now in the uncle's house, over there with the eldest aunt. No need to move around.”

"Yun'er?"

Qingwen mumbled and finally told her about her sister. Li Weijian frowned when he heard this, and couldn't help complaining: "Why didn't you tell me about it in Suzhou that day? Now a few years have passed, and I'm afraid it won't be easy to get it back."

Qingwen curled her lips and said nothing. That day, the fourth master went with her to visit her mother, and she was already grateful. How could she trouble the fourth master again?
Then Li Weijian said again: "Fortunately, I have many friends in Jiangnan. I will write a letter in a few days and ask someone to scan and read it for me."

Qingwen immediately pulled Li Weijian's arm, resting her little head on her shoulder, sniffing and listening to Li Weijian say: "Whether you find it or not, you can feel at ease if you have a letter."

Qingwen responded again, feeling extremely anxious in her heart. I secretly thought that Fourth Master Jian was busy with external matters every day, but he still had to worry about himself. With a husband like this, Qingwen had nothing to ask for. The two of them stood still for a while. Qingwen collected her thoughts and started talking about interesting things at home with red eyes.

The joke was just an ordinary one. Li Weijian laughed in agreement, and suddenly said: "You were in the old lady's room earlier, did you know the situation of the mandarin ducks?"

Qingwen glanced at him and said, "Why is Fourth Master carrying the mandarin duck?"

"Just saying it casually."

Qingwen frowned and said: "I am just a second-class maid in the old lady's room. Fortunately, the old lady saw that I am a pretty girl and have good color, so I only sent some red girls on errands. Yuanyang... has always been around the old lady. My eldest maid is more respectable than an ordinary master in the house, so how can she look at me seriously? But Yuanyang can get along well with Xiren, Zijuan and Ping'er."

Li Weijian didn't have much contact with Yuanyang, so he had some idea after hearing Qingwen's words. When Xiangyun comes through the door tomorrow, I don't know if Xiangyun can convince Yuanyang.

The day passed by in a hurry, and it was New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye.

Early that morning, Li Weijian changed his clothes and went to the family temple with his aunts Liu, Li Wen, and Li Qi. He carefully watched the maids put in the tributes while his aunt and cousin stood outside. Only then did Li Weijian cheer up and enter the family temple. , he offered three pillars of incense in the incense burner, and stood there pretending to be in front of the ancestor's tablet for a long time, and then came out.

After passing Yue Chun Tower to get to the East Road Courtyard, he led his aunt and two cousins ​​to the main room of the East Road Courtyard. He first invited Mr. Liu to sit down, and then Li Weijian sat aside.

The two cousins ​​laughed and came over to pay New Year greetings. Li Weijian hurriedly gave each of them a New Year's gift. The contents were heavy, but when they were opened, it turned out to be money that Li Weijian had specially asked someone to forge.

The two cousins ​​retreated, and then Fu Qiufang and Baoqin came forward. When Mrs. Liu saw Fu Qiufang's bulging belly, she avoided these customary rituals. After all the girls had paid their respects, she stepped forward to receive the New Year's gifts one by one.

After that, Mrs. Liu was no longer needed, so she shied away from being tired and went back with her two daughters. As soon as Mr. Liu left, Li Weijian took the main seat, while Baoqin, Fu Qiufang and others sat with him below. Hongyu greeted the maids and servants at home one after another to come in to pay New Year's greetings.

Li Weijian has always been a generous person. The new year's money he used were all silver coins forged by Xincai, at least one, and as many as five coins like Qian Xue's.

Because Li's family had a small family, he did not follow external rules. Li Weijian simply set up a table and called all the concubines inside, and everyone just sat around.

Since the Rong Mansion was still in the mourning period, it was not easy to lively, so Li Weijian simply borrowed the twelve little actors. The banquet was served, Tusu wine was served, and everyone drank and laughed in the room. On one side, I listened to the little actors singing and singing. The people above and below were all dressed up in colorful clothes. There was a constant flow of people, talking, laughing, and firecrackers setting off all night long.

The Rong Mansion was different. Due to the successive funerals, the whole family was not in a good mood. Even the New Year's Eve banquet was skipped, and each room was only used briefly at home.

When the sky turned around, before the fifth drum came, Jia Mu and others went into the palace to congratulate them and wish them a prosperous future. After returning home, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing and Sister Feng sent New Year's gifts to various places. Mrs. Wang was able to stay and have New Year's wine, but Mrs. Xing and Sister Feng didn't want to stay long.

Also because of the white matter, the Rong Mansion did not hold New Year's Eve wine this year. Sister Feng did some calculations with Tanchun in private and actually saved thousands of taels of silver.

But on the second day of the first lunar month, Li Weijian went to Zhongjinghou Mansion to deliver New Year's gifts, and Shi Ding left a meal as usual. After the food and drinks were over, Shi Ding sent Shi Jin and Shi Rang to take care of the guests in front of him, while he led Li Weijian to the study.

When the fragrant tea was served, Shi Ding took a sip and said, "Why did Fu Sheng get into trouble with the Wang brothers?"

Li Weijian was happy and said, "How did Uncle Shi know about it?"

Shi Ding said: "Yesterday I went to Prince Shui's house to deliver New Year's gifts, and I happened to see brothers Wang and Wang Ren resurrected from the dead."

What a shame to these two people named Wang! I didn't have time to teach the two brothers a lesson earlier, but now they're scolding them again.

Li Weijian said calmly: "The common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of having a treasure. My nephew has taken on the title of the God of Wealth, wouldn't there be cats and dogs coming to try on my nephew?" He immediately explained the previous situation. .

After hearing this, Shi Ding immediately became happy: "It's no wonder that people like these people who succeed less than succeed but fail more than fail are not waiting to be resurrected."

Li Weijian thought about it and asked: "Shi... Third uncle, have you heard that the Wang brothers have a close relationship with His Highness?"

Shi Ding smiled and said: "If there is no Prince Teng, do you think the prince will pay attention to these two people?"

"I understand," Li Weijian said with a smile and cupped his hands: "If you teach these two people a lesson, I don't think His Highness will be able to say anything wrong."

Shi Ding did not say whether this move was right or wrong, he only said: "Prince Teng has been promoted to the crown prince and Taibao, and he still patrols the nine sides, but this person is planning to join the cabinet, because these days there are many connections."

"Can Wang Ziteng join the cabinet?"

Shi Ding sneered and said: "Who doesn't know what is going on with this man? It's just a knife in the hands of a saint. Now that the border army has passed it through the sieve, this knife will be useless in two years. Why is Wang Ziteng not in a hurry? After rebirth, you must not imitate this person’s sudden illness and seek medical treatment.”

"What do you mean by Third Uncle's words?"

Shi Ding sneered and said: "On the one hand, you are showing your goodwill to Chen Hongmou, and on the other hand, you are sending your son and nephew to join the prince. The saints are all watching this. How can you allow such crooks to seize high positions in the future?"

Wang Ziteng is seeking death! Eh? It seems wrong. Judging from all the previous plans, the Wang family should be very sophisticated. Why did the prince make such a stupid mistake in his haste?

As if he could see what Li Weijian was thinking, Shi Ding said: "The Wang family is not the same house. Previously, they were all the old heads of the Wang Pavilion."

Yes, Sister Feng's father was the head of the family before, but now Mr. Wangge has retired. It's possible that he had already made plans for Prince Teng. It's just that Prince Teng was greedy for power, and he might have deviated from his original intention halfway.

Li Weijian shook his head secretly. Maybe Mr. Wang Ge only wanted to protect the Wang family, but Wang Ziteng wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to become famous... It's no wonder that Sister Feng and Mrs. Wang are drifting apart. The two of them are not of the same mind.

With the matter out of the way for now, Li Weijian made up his mind to teach the two rats of the Wang family a lesson after the New Year. Then, Li Weijian asked about the situation of Bowling Marquis Shi Nai.

Shi Ding looked indifferent and said a few words, which was probably because Shi Nai was an official without merit and everything was stable. Li Weijian thought about it. Now Jiangnan is the core place of reform and innovation. Shi Nai is just an inspector, in charge of the punishment of a province, and has no control over the reform situation, so it is not a failure.

It's a pity that Shi Nai is a fan of officialdom. I'm afraid he will waste his time in Jiangnan for many years. Li Weijian had a general impression of Shi Nai, and felt that he was not as appropriate as Shi Ding, so he briefly talked about it and then got down to business.

"Third uncle, after the Lantern Festival, my nephew will probably ask for a marriage decree."

Shi Ding frowned when he heard this and said, "How old is Miss Lin just now? Why is she so eager to be resurrected?"

Li Weijian smiled bitterly and said: "Unless my nephew is eager, if he continues to stay in Rong Mansion, I'm afraid Sister Lin will be raised to death."

"Ah?" Shi Ding was shocked and quickly asked why.

Li Weijian then told what Mrs. Wang had done, and Shi Ding was dumbfounded. After a long while, he said, "How could Jia Cunzhou marry such a stupid woman?"

Li Weijian smiled and said: "As long as she treats Sister Lin well, not to mention more than one hundred thousand silver, my nephew made a few tips the next day, and even one million was made back in an instant. It just happened that my wife was short-sighted, so she deliberately treated Sister Lin Rest in peace... There is still a female official following her. If there is no female official watching over her, what does Third Uncle think that stupid woman will do? "

Shi Ding frowned: "I see. I also want to know why Hu Tingyuan did not want to recognize the orphan girl of the Lin family as his godmother. Daqing was the work of Resurrection from beginning to end."

"My nephew did it as a last resort, for fear that the stupid woman would be in danger."

Shi Ding thought about it and said, "If this is the case, I'm afraid that Girl Yun won't be able to stay in Rong Mansion for a long time."

Li Weijian smiled and said: "Second uncle and third uncle are both here. No matter how audacious that stupid woman is, she would not dare to treat Sister Yun harshly. There are only a few sisters in the third uncle's family, and Xiangyun is a lively person. According to my nephew, we might as well let Xiangyun Yun will stay in Rongfu for a while."

Shi Ding was noncommittal and said, "No rush, let her aunt ask her about it in two days before talking about anything else." After a pause, he asked again, "When will Fusheng plan to request the order?"

"Just after the Lantern Festival."

Shi Ding nodded and said: "That's fine. Now the old concubine is relying on decoction and medicine. She may not be in good condition in the past two months. She has long nights and many dreams. She should go and beg the prince as soon as the Lantern Festival is over."

Li Weijian agreed, stopped talking about marriage, and brought up the chemical industry instead. I was about to win over Shi Ding with stock, but Shi Ding waved his hands repeatedly after hearing this: "Forget it, my family is not rich but we can get by. If we really make millions, it will be terrible for my family." It’s not a good thing.”

Although Shi Ding was from the Imperial Party, he was not from the New Party. He was also a traditional scholar-bureaucrat, so he was extremely shy about talking about profit.

Li Weijian didn't force it either. The marriage between Zuo Zuo and Xiang Yun had been decided early, and he would always find an opportunity to win over Shi Ding in the future.

As evening approached, Li Weijian said goodbye and went out. After entering the carriage, he called Ding Rusong and said, "Go and find out what happened to the two brothers Wang and Wang Ren. There is no need to be too public. It will be good if there is news within the month."

Ding Rusong took the order. This man was born in Qingpi Lagu. He had been with Li Weijian for the past two years and he had quite a reputation among the Taoists in the capital.

After this day, starting from the third day of junior high school, Li Weijian had endless feasts every day. Either serving wine at home, or rushing to various places for banquets, even with his current position, the inner house is filled with smoke every day.

Baoqin, Fu Qiufang and others were naturally distressed and made different kinds of hangover soup every day. Baoqin went to the Grand View Garden again and invited Xing Xiuyan to make various hangover soups.

Even so, Li Weijian still got drunk on the eleventh day, and then he showed up as a no-war sign and simply refused to attend anyone's banquet.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, another banquet was held at home. Li Weijian ate briefly and found an excuse to leave the banquet. At this time, Li Weijian had not yet gone to watch. He passed through Huifang Garden and arrived at the east corner gate of Grand View Garden. He rewarded Mrs. Fei with a silver coin and immediately entered the Grand View Garden amid her many thanks for her kindness.

After walking only a few steps and passing the Jade Emperor Temple, Li Weijian only stopped briefly and headed straight towards the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

But it was said that the female official Wei Jian Yu had taken leave of absence years ago and would not return until fifteen days later. And because of the white matter, the joy of the New Year was shortened in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

Today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Daiyu just had a meal with the old lady and returned to Xiaoxiang Pavilion early. Perhaps she had a good understanding, and Daiyu expected that Li Weijian would come today, so she couldn't help but feel a little absent-minded while flipping through the book.

Zijuan and Xueyan looked at each other, and the two maids looked at each other from time to time, and then smiled at each other. When night fell, I served Daiyu to wash herself early, leaving Zicuckoo alone to wait inside. The Zicuckoo pretended to be sleepy and said, "My dear, I'm sorry, I didn't sleep well last night. Now I'm feeling sleepy. I can't stop." I couldn’t stop it, so I went to bed first.”

How could Daiyu not know that Zijuan did this on purpose? When his face turned red, he responded in a muffled voice and turned to the book again.

The whale oil lamp was bright yellow and mixed with spices, so the room was filled with fragrance. At this time, Daiyu had already taken off her clothes, and her clothes were much brighter than before. As the clock struck, Daiyu glanced at it and couldn't help but wonder to herself, could it be that Fourth Brother Jian isn't here today?

Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard a knock on the moon cave window.

Daiyu was startled, then overjoyed. She looked around with a stern face, then hurriedly got up and opened the window.

Li Weijian, who was dressed in fur clothes, jumped in, turned around and closed the window. When he turned his head, he scolded: "Wearing so little again?"

Daiyu smiled and pointed to the smoke cage on the side: "It's hot inside, so you won't catch a cold."

Li Weijian gently took off his cloak, went to the smoker to warm up the cold air on his body, and laughed softly: "Thankfully the mother-in-law in the garden has slacked off a little, otherwise it would be difficult for me to come to look for my sister today."

Daiyu said: "The old lady was considerate of the servants and told her not to care about anything except drinking and playing games. There are only a few night watchmen left in the garden, and everyone else went to play their own mischief."

"Let me tell you," Li Weijian rubbed his hands, reached out and grabbed Daiyu's little hand, pulled her to sit next to the smoke cage, and said, "Is there a message from Zhang Yiren's side?"

Daiyu shook her head and said: "Today is the Lantern Festival, how can I send out posts on this day? My godmother may not come until tomorrow or the next day to send out posts."

Li Weijian said: "Sister, you might as well stay a little longer this time."

Daiyu's heart moved and she asked: "Brother Jian is saying——"

Li Weijian said sternly: "I asked Zhongjing Marquis and the teacher, and they all said that the old concubine is not in good condition, and I'm afraid she won't survive much longer. If my sister stays for one more year, I really won't be worried. As the saying goes, only a thousand people can survive. If you are a thief every day, how can you guard against thieves for a thousand days? If you are not afraid of ten thousand, you will be succeeded by that stupid woman. Where can I cry? "

Although Daiyu was deeply moved, she said awkwardly: "Without me, wouldn't there still be Girl Yun?"

"How can it be the same?"

Seeing Li Weijian's certainty, Daiyu immediately regretted it and hurriedly sat in Li Weijian's arms and said: "But I am so different in age now -"

Li Weijian said: "So I asked for permission, and my sister might as well stay at Mr. Hu's house."

"this--"

Daiyu frowned when she heard this, probably because she couldn't bear it, fearing that she would not be able to forgive her beloved mother Jia.

Li Weijian then advised: "Those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters. I know that my sister is afraid that the old lady will be unhappy. It's just a matter of family and life. No matter how careful you are, you can't be too careful. I told Mr. Hu later that mistakes will be made naturally." With Zhang Yiren coming to apologize, it will not be difficult for my sister to be caught in the middle. "

Daiyu rolled her eyes at him and said, "Doesn't this make my godmother a villain?"

Li Weijian smiled and said: "It's not my fault that I went to beg and brought out Mr. Taishan's letters. My sister thought Zhang Yiren would come to visit Rong Mansion? Since ancient times, nobles and nobles have not dealt with Qingliu."

Daiyu sighed, couldn't help but put her arms around Li Weijian's neck and said, "I owe so many favors, I'm afraid my fourth brother Jian will have to repay them in the future."

Li Weijian smiled and said, "If you have to stay with your sister for the rest of your life, what does a little favor mean?"

Daiyu's heart was pounding, and it was rare for her to take the initiative to offer a sweet kiss. The two had a tender and affectionate time before they separated. Li Weijian added: "My sister will have a baby in February, and the saint will grant her marriage. These three books and six etiquettes, three matchmakers and six betrothals can probably save some money. If I can make it in time, I will welcome my sister as soon as possible; if I can't make it in time, I'm afraid It will be delayed for another year.”

Daiyu just looked at Yingying and said: "It's all because of Fourth Brother Jian, I, I can afford to wait."

At that moment, Li Weijian talked to Daiyu for a long time, knowing that he could not stay long, so he hurriedly said goodbye. Daiyu saw off Li Weijian and stayed in the study for a long time. After regaining consciousness, she returned to Nuange.

At this time, Zijuan had not yet fallen asleep, so Daiyu simply sat down next to her, inexplicably saying in her heart: "Zijuan, I seem to be passing away in a while."

Zicuckoo, who was pretending to be asleep, jumped up and said in shock: "Huh? What did Fourth Master Jian say to the girl just now?"

Daiyu immediately gave him a sideways glance and said, "You said you were so sleepy that you fell asleep. I'm afraid you just pretend to be asleep every time."

Zicuckoo didn't bother to argue, she just pulled Daiyu and begged: "Good girl, tell me quickly."

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As expected, Zhang Yiren sent a message to invite Daiyu to stay at home. Since Daiyu had been there twice before, Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang and others didn't take it seriously. Xiangyun even teased Daiyu, saying that this godly relationship looked closer than a serious mother and daughter.

Everyone laughed a little, but Jia Mu only gave a few words of advice and decided to send Daiyu to Hu Tingyuan's house to stay for a while on the 17th.

On the seventeenth day, Daiyu had packed up early in the morning and went to the front to say goodbye to Jia Mu and others. Then she took a carriage out of the corner gate and headed for Hu Tingyuan's home.

The carriage had just left the corner gate. Daiyu tightened her fur and lifted the curtain to take a look at the main entrance of Rong Mansion. Her eyes were full of mixed emotions, and her emotions were difficult to express. Zicuckoo comforted her by saying, "Girl, please lower the curtain quickly to avoid getting cold. Besides, she will be back in a while."

Daiyu glanced at it a few more times before putting down the curtain, thinking to herself that if she came back after a while, everything would be different.

At noon that day, Daiyu went to Hu Tingyuan's house. A mother-in-law came back with the car and talked to Jia Mu. She only said that the journey was smooth and safe. Jia Mu ignored her and only said that Daiyu would return naturally in a few days.

Unexpectedly, just after noon, a maid came back and said: "Old lady, there is an angel coming ahead."

Jia Mu hurriedly asked: "Is it still Eunuch Xia who is here?"

The maid said: "The boy next to the second master said that it is Eunuch Dai from the Daming Palace who is coming back."

Jia Mu suddenly frowned and became worried, fearing that something bad might happen to Yuan Chun in the palace. After a while, another woman came in and said, "Old lady, Eunuch Dai is here to announce the imperial edict. The second master sent me to quickly invite the old lady to receive the edict."

"This cannot be neglected!"

At that moment, Yuanyang and Hubo were waiting for Mother Jia to change her makeup. When Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Sanchun, Baochai, Xiangyun and Xing Xiuyan gathered together, all the female relatives came out of Jia Mu's courtyard and passed through the hall and Xiangnan. In the hall, go to Deyi Gate to welcome the decree.

At this time, Dai Quan was talking to Jia Lian. When he saw everyone gathered and the incense table was neatly placed, he said to Jia Lian: "General Jia, it's not early. The old slave has announced the decree and still has to return to the palace to pay the errand. Why don't we do it early?" "

"It all depends on father-in-law's orders."

Jia Lian immediately agreed and stood in front of the crowd.

Dai Quan received the imperial edict handed over by Xiaohuangmen, unfolded it and read: "The emperor is destined to be carried by heaven, and the edict says: Lin, the daughter of the late Lin Yansi, has been serving her boudoir with sincerity for a long time. In ascending order, she will use the light to get her advice." The daughter of the Erlin family, she is a kind-hearted and cautious person.

Warm, fragrant and respectful, with the beauty of tranquility. Soft, bright and virtuous, with the quality of Huirou..."

In front of Dai Quan, the Ying Jia family and others knelt down one after another to listen to the order. After hearing what was said in front of them, although they did not dare to get up to discuss, they lowered their heads and looked around at each other.

Jia Lian was absent-minded. Hearing that it was Daiyu's wedding decree, he only said that he wanted to marry Baoyu... What does this have to do with his second master Lian? Wang Xifeng on the side had other thoughts, secretly wondering why the decree was issued just now. After all, Sister Lin had not yet given birth to a child. Could it be that Brother Jian had other wishes?
Wearing a Taoist robe to greet the spring, he didn't think about anything else, he only envied the marriage decree. If the saint also granted marriage to Jian's brother and her, what would be the hardships and dangers involved?

Tanchun on the side bit his lower lip secretly, feeling a little suspicious and thinking that it was too early to grant a marriage at this time. Xichun on the side was confused and just knelt down, not knowing the pros and cons of this decree.

Xing Xiuyan and Mrs. Xing have nothing to do with each other. Aunt Xue is not here, but Mrs. Wang is so jealous after hearing this!
Because of her disagreement with Jia Min, she especially despised Daiyu. Although she had already known that Daiyu's marriage was subject to the decree of the saint, Mrs. Wang thought that she would have to wait until Daiyu had her hairpin. But he never expected that the decree would come down at this moment.

How could the Jia family dare to neglect the saint's decree? This time, I'm afraid that Baoyu will marry Daiyu, but I don't know how to explain it to Aunt Xue and Baochai later. That's right, Daiyu has always been in poor health. If she really passes the exam, as long as she sets the rules sooner or later, she will be dead in a year or two if she even slightly changes the medicinal diet. At that time, Baochai happened to be the stepmother, so there was an explanation.

But how to persuade Aunt Xue, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort.

In front of Mrs. Wang, Mother Jia was surprised at first, and then smiled. I felt very anxious in my heart. Although I didn't know why the saint's will came down at this moment, I finally settled a matter on my mind. Although Baoyu is a playboy, the two jadeites have grown up together since childhood, and now they can be regarded as a perfect couple.

In this way, even if she passes away in a few years, it will be easier for the old lady to explain to her daughter and son-in-law.

Behind Mrs. Wang, Baochai was trembling all over, feeling helpless. The will to grant marriage is actually the will to grant marriage!
He secretly looked at Mrs. Wang in front of him, but saw that she was motionless, and caught a glimpse of Jia Mu's smile on her side. Baochai's heart trembled, how could she not know that she was being coaxed by Mrs. Wang?
I was afraid that the Jia family and others would know about the marriage proposal early on, but it happened to be hidden from the Xue family. It was pity that I was so focused on flattery, but in the end it came to nothing! Looking at Baoyu in front of him again, he saw that his body was twisting and his face was flushed. He didn't know what he was thinking.

Sister Bao was so despairing at this moment that she wished she could leave immediately. Unfortunately, the edict had not been read out yet, so Sister Bao could only listen quietly. Her fingernails dug into the cracks in the ground, and soon they were covered with mud. Sister Bao tried to calm herself down, but she felt that her heart was completely empty, and she felt that all her thoughts were gone.

Baoyu had another thought in his mind. He also said that this time he was decreed to marry Sister Lin... but Baoyu was particularly unwilling to do so! Ever since Sister Lin returned from Suzhou, she has been estranged from her. Baoyu had not thought about marriage at this moment, but after listening to the decree, he couldn't help but think of Miaoyu in the Cuicui Temple. After a while, when Miaoyu's figure disappeared, Baochai suddenly appeared again. .

So Baoyu was in a daze, and for a moment he didn't know what to do.

Behind the crowd, Xi Ren was also kneeling among them, with a frown on his face. She was determined to bring Baochai and Baoyu together, but something unexpected happened and the saint actually issued a decree to marry them. That Miss Lin is not easy to get along with, I'm afraid she will have to be careful in the future.

Then I thought again, Miss Lin was weak and if she passed away in a few years... I might as well let go of her good status early and maybe have a chance to be Na Bao's second mistress!
Just then, I heard Dai Quan read out: "...I am very pleased to hear this. I would like to propose marriage to Jinglingbo Li Weijian. I am responsible for choosing an auspicious day to get married. Thank you!"

After Dai Quan read it out, he put down the imperial edict and said with a smile, "Who is Miss Lin? Please stand up and receive the edict."

Everyone in the Jia family was silent, and everyone looked at Dai Quan in surprise or joy. Even the leader, Jia Lian, was stunned. After a long while, he raised his hands and said, "Eunuch Dai...did you pronounce it wrong? Sister Lin...why did you propose to brother Jian?"

(End of this chapter)