The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

As soon as Lin Yun said this joke, the tense atmosphere in the flower hall suddenly relaxed.

Wang Xifeng said jokingly: "Our family originally had a very high-ranking one, but he just didn't like to study. Unexpectedly, there was a similar one in my aunt's house."

Jia Min reprimanded Lin Yun with a straight face, "If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will let the master punish you severely in the future."

Lin Yun shrank his neck and said with a fearful look on his face: "Don't be angry, I won't say anything."

Mrs. Wang watched the two singing double songs in front of Jia Mu, and she felt tired for a while. She thought to herself, isn't this girl mocking her for not teaching Baoyu well?

Baoyu was so happy that he asked Daiyu who was sitting next to him, "Sister, your elder brother doesn't like to go to school, either?"

Daiyu replied in a low voice: "Brother really doesn't like reading, but he is very good at reading."

Baoyu hurriedly asked, "Does he know how to write poems? He likes to read essays?"

Daiyu shook her head and said, "No, he doesn't seem to know how to write poetry, and I haven't seen him read essays."

Baoyu said regretfully, "Is he just enlightened?"

Daiyu was not happy when she heard that, she gave Baoyu a white look, and said arrogantly: "My elder brother just got selected as a scholar this year."

"what!"

Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun heard Daiyu say that Lin Yunzhong was a scholar, and the three women exclaimed together.

When Jia Mu heard the sound, she looked over and asked with a smile, "Baoyu, what are you whispering?"

Baoyu was not interested in scholars or anything like that, and he didn't want to reply to his ancestor's words.

Tanchun took the initiative to respond for him: "Old ancestor, we just heard that the elder brother of the Lin family was selected as a scholar, and we were very surprised."

"Oh."

Mother Jia glanced at Jia Min in surprise, and seeing her smile, she knew that there must be nothing wrong with this matter. "

Mrs. Xing immediately smiled and complimented: "Sister Min'er, I didn't expect that your family has produced a new seed for reading. It's really gratifying."

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Jia Min said modestly: "I don't know if this kid can do it yet. Sister-in-law, you heard it just now. He complained in front of the old lady that I was too strict with him."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "Strict teachers can produce high-quality apprentices. With Auntie and you urging Brother Yun, he will definitely be able to pass high school in the future."

Hearing that everyone was praising Lin Yun for his good study, Baoyu immediately became annoyed. He stood up abruptly, stretched out his hand, tore off the piece of jade from his collar, threw it on the ground, and spat, "What's so good about Zhongxiu?" , but the like of the country's thieves, I don't care."

Everyone was stunned by Baoyu's action. Jia Mu said anxiously: "Quick, quick, pick it up quickly and see if the jade is broken?"

Several servant girls hurriedly gathered around, picked up the jade from the ground, and wiped it carefully.

Mrs. Wang stepped forward to hug Baoyu, and said distressedly: "What's wrong with you smashing it, why bother to smash that piece of jade."

Jia Mu also came over, snatched Baoyu from Mrs. Wang's arms, and kept coaxing and persuading her.

Seeing this, Lin Yun felt like a million idiots in his heart. He had waded through all the big rivers in front of him, but he didn't expect to be planted in this small ditch.

Looking back at Jia Min, she saw that she was looking at Mrs. Wang calmly, and there seemed to be a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.

...

Under the persuasion of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, Baoyu also seemed to wake up. Looking at the bewildered sister Lin beside him, a flash of regret suddenly flashed in his heart.

Although he is still young, he also knows that it seems a bit embarrassing to throw a jade in front of Sister Lin, whom he meets for the first time.When he thought about Sister Lin's mother sitting over there, he didn't even have the courage to look up at Jia Min.

After Jia Mu coaxed Baoyu, she turned back and smiled at Jia Min: "Baoyu is good at everything, but he doesn't like people who study and become officials."

Mrs. Wang also said awkwardly: "I made my sister laugh."

Jia Min smiled and said: "Baoyu is still a child, so as long as he disciplines him more in the future, he will surely be able to revitalize my Jia family."

Seeing the wind blowing away the clouds, everyone let go of their chatting and laughing.

...

At this moment, a little maid came in and reported to Mother Jia: "Old lady, the second master asked someone to come over and tell my aunt's nephew and young master to meet him at Mengpozhai after seeing the ceremony."

Jia Min hurriedly told Lin Yun, "Brother Yun, since your second uncle wants to see you, you can go over and say hello."

"My nephew respects my life."

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Lin Yunzheng didn't want to stay here, so he cupped his hands at Jiamu and said, "Old ancestor, the younger generation will leave first."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Go, come back here for dinner, and I'll ask Baoyu to toast you again."

"Thank you, grandpa."

Lin Yun saluted everyone one by one, and then took his leave.

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Chapter 34: Insight into people’s hearts

Because Nanny Lai has the most honorable status among the servants of the two mansions, and is also the most trusted by the masters of the Jia family, her two sons, Lai Da and Lai Sheng, are respectively the chief managers of the two mansions, and their power is greater than that of the serious masters below. many.

Although the Lai family has their own Zhuangzi and a large number of fertile land outside the mansion, Lai Da and Lai Sheng still hold on to the management power of the two mansions, because they all know in their hearts that they will leave the Jia mansion.They are the rootless duckweed, no matter how much wealth they have, they will be taken away at any time.

Nanny Lai came out of Rongqingtang, and did not leave the mansion in a hurry, but came to the small courtyard where Lai Da lived in this mansion.

As soon as she walked into the yard, everyone came to meet her quickly, taking over from the little maid to help her walk towards the house.

When I walked into the house, I saw two men in their fifties with similar looks sitting at a small round table. They were Grandma Lai's two sons, Lai Da and Lai Sheng.

The two brothers who were drinking tea saw Madam Lai coming in, and immediately bowed to greet them, and helped the old mother to sit down at the table.

Aunt Lai waved her hand to her daughter-in-law, and everyone led the little maid out of the door.

As soon as the two left, Lai Sheng, who was a little fat, asked eagerly: "Mom, what did my aunt say?"

Nanny Lai gave Lai Sheng a hard look, and reprimanded: "It's that bastard raised by you, who almost lost all my old face today."

Lai Sheng was surprised and said: "Isn't it? Could it be that my aunt can't give you face?"

Nanny Lai slammed the crutch in her hand, and said angrily: "You earn your face, not others. Even if you give it to you once, you can do it twice, but can you give it three or four times?"

Seeing that his old mother was angry, Lai Sheng didn't dare to say any more.

Lai Da, who had a thin face, asked, "Mother, what did they say?"

Nanny Lai sighed, and said, "Oh! I really lost face in public today."

Lai Da: "Why is this?"

"It's all Lai Xi's good deeds. If you want to say that he just went out to drink and messed up things, the old lady can also say that he was worried about the Lord, so he went out to drink to relieve his boredom. Although this explanation is a bit reluctant, the old lady did it for my sake. , most likely they won’t pursue it.”

Lai Sheng asked anxiously: "Could it be that my wicked son has made other troubles?"

Nanny Lai: "After he was drunk, he chased after the big housekeeper of the Lin Mansion and scolded him in public. How can the old lady help him with this matter?"

"Uh."

Lai Sheng is out of words now, after all it is the Lin Mansion, you, the Jia family's former steward, even if you gain the trust of the master, you can't scold the Lin Mansion's chief steward, this is the most taboo thing.

Lai Da was silent for a moment, then asked again: "What did my aunt say?"

"My aunt still misses some old love, but that nephew of Uncle Lin is very tricky, and my wife almost fell into his hands today."

Lai Sheng said in surprise: "That boy is just a distant nephew from Mr. Lin's hometown. How could he appear in front of the old lady? And he can argue with you all the time."

Aunt Lai: "We all thought wrong. We thought he just saved my aunt's life. But just now in the flower hall, I suddenly realized that my aunt brought him to see the old lady this time because she originally planned to adopt the child. .”

"Ok!"

Both Lai Da and Lai Sheng were taken aback, the news was shocking enough.

Aunt Lai said with a tired look on her face: "Don't mess with that child. If you anger my aunt, she won't be as easy to talk to as the old lady."

Lai Sheng hurriedly asked: "Then let's leave it at that?"

"The old lady told her love, and when the limelight passes, Lai Xi will be sent back there."

After a pause, Mammy Lai continued: "Boss, let your daughter-in-law send that girl, Magpie, to your aunt's house later on, and it will be treated as accompaniment to your aunt for your second brother."

Lai Da anxiously said: "Mother, isn't the magpie the birthday gift you are planning to give to the old lady?"

Nanny Lai glanced at Lai Da, and asked in a cold voice: "Do you think it's more important whether it's the old lady or the aunt?"

"I am old~"

Lai Dagang wanted to talk about the old lady, but seeing his mother's solemn face, he swallowed back the words that came to his lips.

Nanny Lai pointed out to her two sons: "Grandma is the most proud daughter of the old lady, and Mrs. Lin is a close minister of the emperor. If the mansion is compared to a ship, Mrs. Aunt and Mrs. Lin are the ballast stones. The whole family may rely on Young Master Lin."

Lai Da hurriedly said: "What the mother taught is that the son understands."

"It's good to understand. Don't forget that there is Brother Rong in your family. If he wants to be an official in the imperial examination in the future, he will probably have to rely on Uncle Lin's connections."

Lai Da's eyes lit up when he heard the words, his youngest son is very talented in reading, he has already passed the boy's test, and he really wants to take the imperial examination to become an official in the future, and he really can't afford to offend Lin Ruhai, a close minister of the emperor.

Nanny Lai stood up and said: "The old lady is going back first, you all have to be careful with me, as a slave, you should behave like a slave, don't forget, without the support of this mansion, you two brothers are nothing. Unless It is our Lai family who can become an official, this is the most important thing."

After the old mother finished speaking, she leaned on her crutches and walked out the door. Lai Da hurried forward to support her, and walked out the door with the old mother.

Aunt Lai walked a few steps and then warned Lai Da: "Don't leave the old lady behind, just send Huamei over."

Lai Dayi was a bit reluctant to hear it, and he planned to leave the thrush to his youngest son.

Aunt Lai naturally understood what Lai Da was thinking, and she explained patiently: "We slaves should be self-aware. If the girl you use is better than the master, isn't that inviting the master's jealousy? This must not be done. for."

Lai Da suddenly realized: "What the mother said is that the son will make arrangements later."

Here, after seeing his mother and elder brother going out, Lai Sheng sat down on the stool, picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip, then put the cup heavily on the table, his face became cloudy and uncertain.

...

When Jia Zheng met Jia Yucun, he heard him mention Lin Yun's identity.This political lord has always liked scholars, and when he learned that Lin Yun was selected as a scholar at a young age, he wanted to meet him.

When he saw Lin Yun appearing in front of him in fancy dress, Father Zheng immediately lost interest in talking, and after a few words with Lin Yun, he sent him away.

For the sake of Lin Ruhai's face, Lin Yun finally did not return empty-handed, and gave him a set of the top four treasures of the study.

Lin Yun didn't have much interest in Jia Zheng either, so naturally he didn't bother to curry favor with him.However, the words hanging in Jia Zheng's study made him envious.

That is the former Chibi Fu written by Su Shi, presumably it should be an authentic work, if it can be brought home, it can be regarded as a family heirloom.