The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

"Did Sister Ping'er ask you to come?"

"Yes."

Lin Yun thought: "Ping'er is treating Xiaoya as a thief."

...

Lin Yun and Xiangling came to the dining room and saw Daiyu coming again, sitting at the dining table with Qin Keqing, Liu Rushi, and Pearl talking and laughing.

He walked over and asked with a smile, "Sister, don't you want to eat with me?"

Daiyu asked provocatively, "Is it not possible?"

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Lin Yun: "I was worried that my aunt would be lonely eating alone, so I advised you to go back and accompany her."

Daiyu: "Father is back, and mother is accompanied."

"I can rest assured that."

Daiyu liked the lively atmosphere of everyone sitting together to dine, but Jia Min maintained her identity and refused to sit with the younger generation to dine, so she could only dine alone with her mother.

Today, her father, Hugh Mu, came back, and she came to have dinner with everyone when she was free.

In the center of the dining table is a steaming hot mutton hot pot, which was ordered by Lin Yun based on the memory of his previous life.

"Eating boiled mutton in winter can nourish the body." Lin Yun changed a pair of chopsticks, knocked on the edge of the copper hot pot, and smiled at everyone.

Pearl had the most outgoing temperament. She immediately imitated Lin Yun and used a pair of chopsticks, and began to pick up meat in the hot pot, dip it in the sauce and stuff it into her mouth.

Xiang Ling and Liu Rushi followed Lin Yun's example and ate hot pot together.

Ping'er and Yingge were busy serving Qin Keqing and Lin Yun, and refused to sit down and have a meal together.

The copper pot was boiling hot, and the juice from the sliced ​​meat was dripping on the tube, and it was steaming so hot that it made people feel warm before they even opened their mouths to eat.

Daiyu looked at Zhenzhu and Xiangling eagerly. She has a bad appetite and can't eat too much greasy food.

Lin Yun smiled at Daiyu: "Sister, you can eat a little less to repay the taste."

Daiyu picked up a piece of dried bamboo shoots, put it in her mouth and chewed it a few times, said: "Sister-in-law doesn't eat greasy food, I will eat vegetarian food with her."

Qin Keqing: "Sister, don't imitate me. I'm afraid of vomiting."

Ping'er pointed at a plate of ham stewed elbow with chopsticks and smiled at Daiyu: "This ham stewed elbow is steamed to a pulp and is easy to digest. A girl can compensate for the taste."

Furong picked up some for Daiyu with chopsticks and put it on the plate in front of her.

Daiyu: "I've had this at my ancestor's place. It's pretty good, but I just don't dare to eat more."

Lin Yun: "You should eat more meat dishes. If you don't have a good appetite, just eat smaller meals more frequently, lest your body will grow too thin and be blown away by a gust of wind."

Everyone covered their mouths and chuckled when they heard this. Daiyu glared at Lin Yun and said, "I will tell my mother when I get back that my brother bullied me."

Lin Yun quickly accompanied him, "Don't blame me, sister, I was joking with you just now."

Qin Keqing also helped smooth things over, "Sister, don't be angry. You also know that my husband loves to tell jokes."

Daiyu: "Since brother likes to tell jokes, let's tell another joke to amuse everyone, so I won't be angry with him."

Lin Yun thought for a while and said, "Okay, then I will tell you one thing. Listen carefully."

It is said that a talented little girl and her sisters were reciting poems in the wild, when suddenly a gust of wind came, blowing down bursts of catkins.

The girl had asthma and was allergic to catkins, so she hated catkins very much, so she said to her sisters:

"It's hard for you to come up with so many words. I don't like willows, especially when the spring breeze blows and the catkins are flying around. It's the most hateful. In my opinion, it's better to pull them out."

It was too late to say it, but it was so fast, I saw the little girl rushing forward, walked into the willow tree, bent slightly, took a deep breath, and shouted, "Get up!".

Seeing that the whole willow tree was uprooted vigorously by her, all the sisters were dumbfounded!

Hearing this, Pearl said in surprise: "Third Master, did you make this girl up?"

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Lin Yun smiled and said: "This girl is really a real person, and you all know her."

Xiangling hurriedly asked: "Who is she!"

Lin Yun: "Her surname is Lin and her name is Daiyu. This story is called Sister Lin Uprooting the Weeping Willow."

Hahaha~

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

Daiyu stood up in embarrassment, threw herself on Lin Yun and beat his chest hard, and said coquettishly, "I can't spare you today, no one will beg for mercy."

Chapter 254: Qin Keqing first entered Rongguo Mansion

At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, with the arrival of the seventh year of Zhide, the triennial competition gradually became popular.

Scholars are most concerned about who will be the chief examiner of this year's examination.Naturally, Shi Fengwu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was the most vocal, followed by Fang Xu, Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

As the examination was approaching, Lin Ruhai took advantage of the Spring Festival break to personally guide Lin Yun's homework.

Jia Min was not idle either, she strictly ordered the girls in Lin Yun's back house not to interfere with Lin Yun's study until the end of the examination.

Even Daiyu was restrained and was not allowed to go to Lin Yun to play around.

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January 15th is Jia Mu’s birthday.As a junior, Lin Yun naturally had to accompany Lin Ruhai and his wife to celebrate the old lady's birthday, and even Qin Keqing, the niece and daughter-in-law, had to go with her.

When Qin Keqing learned that she was going to Rongguo Mansion to congratulate Mrs. Shi on her birthday, she became very nervous. She got up early in the morning to wash up, which made Lin Yun depressed.

After thinking for a while, Lin Yun went over to chase Bao Zhu and Rui Zhu away, and smiled at Qin Keqing, "Ke Qing, let me do your makeup today, okay?"

Qin Keqing said happily: "Okay, my husband has never put on makeup for my concubine."

Lin Yun picked up the black pen in the makeup box, and while drawing Qin Keqing's eyebrows, he reminded: "The ancestors of the Jia family are the wives of generals. They like heroic women and dislike weak women, so your eyebrows are the best." The painting should be more heroic."

Qin Keqing said nervously: "Thank you husband for reminding me, this concubine almost misses the mark."

"Don't put lipstick on your lips. First of all, it's not good for the baby in the womb, and the ancestors don't like coquettish women."

Qin Keqing hurriedly asked: "Husband, do you want me to wear less jewelry?"

"It doesn't matter at all. You just need to learn from Sister-in-law Feng. Why did the ancestors like her? Isn't it because she has a sharp temper and is quick and resolute in her actions?"

Qin Keqing hurriedly said: "I remember it."

"The most important thing is that the old lady has a great-grandson named Baoyu. He always likes to get close to girls. You have to remember, try to stay away from him, and don't talk to him."

Qin Keqing hurriedly asked: "Will the ancestors be displeased by doing this?"

Lin Yun: "It's okay, the ancestors like women who know the etiquette and manners the most, and they will never blame you for this."

"Okay, I will remember."

Lin Yun put down the eyebrow pencil in his hand, smiled at Qin Keqing and said, "I've finished drawing it for you, how about you look in the mirror?"

Qin Keqing hurriedly looked in the mirror and was startled by this sight. She raised her hand and stroked her eyebrows and said with a bitter face, "Husband, I always feel that my eyebrows are painted strangely."

Lin Yun hurriedly said: "What's so strange, a wave of heroic spirit rushes towards your face, you are now like the contemporary Mu Guiying and Hua Mulan."

Qin Keqing said shyly: "Husband, stop talking nonsense, so as not to make others laugh."

At this moment, Ping'er followed Baozhu in, and asked the two of them, "Third Master, Grandma, Madam, let someone come over and ask if you are ready?"

Lin Yun hurriedly said: "Ready."

After a pause, he told Baozhu again: "Baozhu, go and tell Xiaoya to let her accompany your grandma to the mansion over there today."

"Yes."

Ping'er: "Third Master, do you want Xiangling to follow?"

Lin Yun: "Xiangling will stay in the mansion to accompany Rushi. You go with Keqing."

Ping'er hurriedly said: "Your servant respects your life."

...

Not long after, Xiaoya, who was dressed up beautifully, appeared in front of everyone.

Lin Yun said to Ping'er: "Sister Ping'er, you accompany Keqing to see your aunt, I have a few words to tell Xiaoya."

"Ok."

After Ping'er left with Qin Keqing, Lin Yun frowned at Xiaoya and said, "Are you going to sing an opera dressed like this?"

Xiaoya smiled secretly: "The third master painted grandma like that, and let the slaves accompany him, isn't it just to let the slaves take the lead?"

Lin Yun: "Are you the roundworm in my stomach? You can know what I think?"

Xiaoya pursed her lips and smiled: "There are some servants who can't guess, for example, who is the girl in the back house who the third master likes the most, the servants can't guess."

Lin Yun said with a dark face: "Don't think too much about me, or I'll have your legs broken and then sell you to human traffickers."

Xiaoya giggled and said: "This slave is so smart and beautiful, is the third master willing to sell me?"

"Sell me and save some snacks."

"You don't mean what you say."

...

In the morning at Chen's hour, a long procession from Lin's mansion appeared outside the main gate of Rongguo Mansion. Since it was Lin Ruhai who came to celebrate the old lady's birthday in person, they could enter through the middle gate this time.

The Rongguo Mansion was bustling with activity, the central gate, east corner gate, and west corner gate were all open.

The female family members who came to celebrate their birthdays entered through the west corner gate, and the younger generations of some relatives and friends all entered through the east corner gate. Only dukes and court officials could enter the mansion through the middle gate.

Of course, given the current situation of the Jia family's declining power in the court, none of the princes and courtiers were willing to come to celebrate the old lady's birthday in person.

When Lin Yun escorted the sedan chair of Lin Ruhai and his wife to the middle gate of Rongguo Mansion, he saw Jia Zheng leading Jia Lian waiting outside the gate.But he didn't see the figure of the elder Jia She.

Lin Ruhai stepped out of the carriage quickly, stepped forward to greet Jia Zheng with hands bowed, and greeted each other warmly.

After the two chattered, Lin Yun stepped forward and saluted Jia Zheng, "Ruoyu pays tribute to Uncle."

Jia Zheng twisted his beard and said with a smile, "Why don't you call me Mr. Zheng today?"

Lin Yun quickly accompanied the ceremony and said: "If Meng Lang is stupid, please forgive my uncle."