novelraw Chapter 30 Red House
Chapter 30 Red House
Ye Wenfu had received Lin Ruhai's letter a long time ago, and had been waiting for Lin Huaiyu and the others to arrive.In the past few days, he even specially sent someone to inquire whether Lin Huaiyu and the others had been to the capital.Knowing that Lin Huaiyu and the others had arrived in the capital yesterday, he and his wife were waiting for Lin Huaiyu and the others to come to their door.
Seeing Lin Huaiyu and Xiaolin Daiyu, Ye Wenfu and his wife liked them very much and praised them both constantly.Ye Wenfu also said in a very envious and jealous tone that Lin Ruhai had such good luck that he gave birth to such a beautiful pair of children.
Lin Huaiyu and Xiaolin Daiyu saw that Ye Wenfu and their husband and wife were so kind and friendly, so they couldn't help getting closer to them.
Ye Wenfu took Lin Huaiyu to the study to discuss matters, and his wife took Lin Daiyu to visit the courtyard.
In the study, Ye Wenfu first inspected Xia Lin Huaiyu's homework.Although Lin Ruhai said in the letter that Lin Huaiyu's homework was good, Ye Wenfu still had to take the test himself so that he could teach him well.
Facing Ye Wenfu's more difficult questions, Lin Huaiyu answered them all very calmly.
Ye Wenfu stroked his little goatee, and nodded with a smile: "Not bad, not bad, I have studied well." Lin Ruhai had been bragging to him in letters before about how smart his son was, but he still didn't believe it.Now seeing Brother Huai himself, I found that this child is really smart.
"Uncle Xie Ye praised."
"Your father said that your goal in the future is to pass the exam like him?"
Lin Huaiyu nodded obediently: "Well, my father is my goal."
"You are too worthless."
Lin Huaiyu was taken aback by Ye Wenfu's words: "Huh?"
"What's the point of being a flower in the exam? You have to be better than the blue, and you can be the number one in the exam." Ye Wenfu stroked his beard and said, "As my student, you can't do it if you don't get the number one in the exam."
Lin Huaiyu was dumbfounded by his Uncle Ye's words, "Uncle Ye, I also want to be the number one scholar, but it's not so easy to be the number one scholar."
"There's nothing wrong with the exam. As long as you study hard, you can still pass the exam." Ye Wenfu's expression suddenly became serious, and he asked, "Are you confident?"
Lin Huaiyu was stunned by Ye Wenfu's sharp eyes, and quickly said, "Have confidence!" He is a ghost of confidence, he thinks that it is not easy to pass the exam.Of course, in front of Uncle Ye, he still had to set this "small" goal.
Ye Wenfu smiled with satisfaction: "Only with ambition can things be accomplished!"
Lin Huaiyu stood up and saluted Ye Wenfu, "Uncle Ye, please teach my nephew strictly from now on!"
Ye Wenfu stretched out his hand to support Lin Huaiyu, smiled kindly and said, "Don't worry, I will teach you well."
"Thank you, Uncle Ye."
"Sit down and talk." Ye Wenfu signaled Lin Huaiyu to sit down, and then asked with concern, "Are you used to going to your grandfather's house?"
"To be honest, I'm not used to it." Lin Huaiyu said with a distressed expression, "The living habits of my grandfather's family are completely different from ours, and..."
Ye Wenfu saw that Lin Huaiyu stopped in the middle of speaking and did not continue, so he slightly raised his eyebrows and asked, "What else?"
"Grandfather's family has rules and etiquette..." Lin Huaiyu couldn't directly say that Jia's family had no rules and etiquette, so he thought about his words, "Not as strict as our family."
"I've heard a little about your maternal ancestor's family." Ye Wenfu said, "Your maternal ancestor's family has a child who was born with a jade title, and he is very famous in the capital."
"Uncle Ye, you know it too."
"Everyone in the capital knows about this matter." The fact that the Second Master Bao of Rongguo Mansion was born with jade has always been talked about by the people of the capital, and the storyteller in the teahouse would bring it up to talk about it from time to time. "I heard from your father that you don't think this incident should cause a commotion, and everyone in the capital knows that you are right to think so."
I received Lin Ruhai's letter before, and Ye Wenfu was very surprised when he heard him mention this matter. After all, Lin Huaiyu was only six years old at that time, and she is so keen in this aspect at such a young age. She is really a good candidate for an official position.
"If you are not used to living in your grandfather's house, you can come and live with us." Ye Wenfu said with a smile, "Your aunt likes children very much. If you move here, your aunt will be very happy. Of course, I also would be happy."
"Uncle Ye, don't tell me I have this plan." To be honest, he really didn't want to live in Jia's house.Leaving aside that Jia's house is a tiankeng, the main reason is that the Rongguo Mansion is too smoky. "There is no learning atmosphere in my grandfather's house."
Ye Wenfu was amused by his words that there is no learning atmosphere: "Then you all move here."
"Uncle Ye, I'm afraid we won't be able to move out for a while. After all, my sister and I just came to our grandfather's house, so we can't move out without staying for two days."
"That's right, you guys will move in after a while." Ye Wenfu asked, "Come to class tomorrow?"
"I'm afraid it won't work tomorrow. My cousin wants to take us siblings to visit the capital in the next few days. It's hard to refuse."
"That's right, it's your first time in the capital, so you should take a good look around."
Next, Ye Wenfu chatted with Lin Huaiyu.
Over there, Mrs. Ye and Xiao Lin Daiyu also chatted very well.After a while, the relationship between the two became very close.
Mrs. Ye is very gentle, and Xiaolin Daiyu feels Jia Min's shadow in her, and she unconsciously gets close to her.
Xiao Lin Daiyu is good-looking, well-behaved and sensible, Mrs. Ye likes it very much.She originally liked her daughter very much and always wanted a daughter, but she was not blessed to have a daughter.Now, the arrival of Xiaolin Daiyu makes her feel like a mother.
On the other hand, Jia Lian had returned to Rongguo Mansion and told Jia's mother about sending Lin Huaiyu and the others to Ye Wenfu's home.
"Lian'er, you can go pick Huaige'er and the others back in the afternoon."
"Old ancestor, why do I need to pick them up?" Jia Lian said, "Brother Huai and the others should come back after dinner at Lord Ye's house, and Lord Ye will send someone to take them back. Maybe they still have a chance tonight not coming back."
"How can you live in someone else's house?" Mother Jia said disapprovingly, "Brother Huai and the others don't come back at night, so you go pick them up."
"Old Ancestor, Master Ye has a very good relationship with Uncle, Brother Huai and the others are fine if they live in his house for one night."
"Why didn't I hear about Master Ye from my uncle before, and didn't I hear from Min'er?" Seeing that Lin Ruhai had such a good relationship with the second-rank official of the imperial court, Jia's mother was surprised and uncomfortable at the same time.Neither Lin Ruhai nor Jia Min told them about such an important matter.Did you deliberately not tell them, or forgot to tell them?
No one can answer Jia Mu's question.
Jia Lian thought to himself, why did uncle and the others tell them this?
Seeing that no one answered her question, Jia's mother waved Jia Lian back.
When Jia Lian returned to his room, Wang Xifeng asked the Hanlin Academy's academician's residence what it was like.
"I didn't follow in."
"Didn't I let you go in with me? Why didn't you go in? People won't let you in?"
"It doesn't matter if I go in." Jia Lian rolled his eyes, "What capacity should I go in with?"
"You are Cousin Lin's cousin." Wang Xifeng said bitterly, "You missed such a good opportunity."
"Our family has nothing to do with Ye's family. I will only be disgusted if I go in brazenly." Jia Lian squinted at Wang Xifeng, and said angrily, "Do you think the relationship between the second-rank seniors is so easy?"
"Our family is related to the Lin family by marriage."
"Why do you think my uncle didn't tell us about his relationship with Master Ye?"
Wang Xifeng was taken aback by Jia Lian's question, and after a while asked blankly, "Why?"
"Why else, I just don't want us to bother Lord Ye." Jia Lian said in a flat tone, "otherwise uncle and aunt would have told us about this long ago."
"This... Uncle doesn't want us to have a relationship with Lord Ye?"
"if not."
Wang Xifeng didn't understand, "Is there anything wrong with our relationship with Master Ye?"
"What kind of virtue is our family? You and I still don't know." Jia Lian sneered, "What qualifications does our family have to be a second-rank official?"
Wang Xifeng fell silent when she heard her husband's words.
"Uncle didn't tell us because he didn't want us to lose his good relationship with Master Ye." I have to say that Jia Lian saw it clearly.
"You're right." Wang Xifeng suddenly thought of something, touched Jia Lian's arm lightly, and said in a low voice, "Second Wife wants Baoyu to go with Cousin Lin to study at Lord Ye's."
When Jia Lian heard this, she immediately let out a mocking sound, "Second Aunt would make up her mind, but she was wishful thinking."
"The second wife told the second master. The second master is moved. Maybe he will tell cousin Lin in a few days." Wang Xifeng said, "When you go to pick up cousin Lin at night, tell him."
"It's useless for the second uncle to say it. Master Ye will not teach Baoyu." Jia Lian mocked, "With Baoyu's temperament, running to Master Ye is not to study, but to make enemies."
"You tell Cousin Lin, let him know what to do."
"Okay, I'll talk to him then."
Sure enough, as Jia Lian expected, Lin Huaiyu and the others came back after having dinner in Ye Mansion, and it was people from Ye Mansion who sent them back.
After returning to Rongguo Mansion, it was getting late, Lin Huaiyu didn't take his younger sister to greet Jiamu, but sent Mammy Zhang to say hello to Jiamu.
Jia Mu was playing with Wang Xifeng and the others. When she learned that Lin Huaiyu and the others had returned, she felt relieved and ordered the kitchen to prepare bird's nest for them.
When Jia Lian learned that Lin Huaiyu and the others had returned, he came to Jinhuatang.
"Brother Huai, I'll take you out for a walk tomorrow morning."
"Then trouble your cousin."
"I told you that you and I don't have to be so polite." Jia Lian didn't ask Lin Huaiyu about Ye Wenfu out of curiosity, "By the way, I have something to tell you."
"whats the matter?"
"Second Aunt sees you studying with Master Ye, so she wants you to bring Baoyu with her. She has already told Second Uncle about it, and Second Uncle should tell you about it in a few days."
Hearing Jia Lian's words, Lin Huaiyu was not surprised at all, "Thank you cousin for reminding me."
"Baoyu doesn't like reading, and he once said that people who are motivated by reading are lu beetles. If you let him study behind Mr. Ye, it will only make your two families enemies." Jia Lian said, "Second Uncle wants to tell you In this matter, don't think that you should not refuse because you are a junior."
"Cousin, even if I am willing to take Baoyu's cousin to see Uncle Ye, Uncle Ye will not agree to teach Baoyu's cousin." Lin Huaiyu wondered what kind of faces Madam Wang and Jia Zheng had, and thought he would bring Jia Baoyu to see him. Uncle Ye.Even if he was willing to take Jia Baoyu to see Uncle Ye, how could they have the confidence that Uncle Ye would teach Jia Baoyu.
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Before Xiaolin Daiyu went to bed, Lin Huaiyu came over with freshly boiled goat milk.
After his sister finished drinking a bowl of goat milk, he wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and asked gently, "What story do you want to hear today?"
Xiaolin Daiyu suddenly reached out to hold her brother's hand, and asked timidly, "Brother, can we still go to Aunt Ye tomorrow?"
This question stunned Lin Huaiyu, and then he asked with a smile, "Do you like Aunt Ye?"
Xiaolin Daiyu nodded heavily, and said with a very serious expression: "Well, Daiyu likes Aunt Ye, she is as gentle as mother."
Lin Huaiyu touched his sister's little head, and said gently: "Not tomorrow, my cousin will take us out to play tomorrow. After playing, we can go to Aunt Ye's house to study every day, and then you will be able to see Aunt Ye every day." gone."
Xiao Lin Daiyu pouted slightly and said, "I don't want to go out to play, I want to study."
"My cousin really wants to take us out to play, and we can't live up to his kindness."
Xiao Lin Daiyu pursed her lips, and said reluctantly: "Okay, then let's go out to play with my cousin. When the fun is over, we must go to study."
"Brother promises you."
"Brother, can we live in Aunt Ye's house in the future?" Xiao Lin Daiyu lowered her head, playing with her brother's fingers.
"You don't like living in your grandfather's house?"
Xiao Lin Daiyu nodded slightly, then raised her head and looked at her brother timidly, "I like Aunt Ye."
Hearing what his sister said, Lin Huaiyu was very distressed, "After a while, we will move to Aunt Ye's house."
Xiaolin Daiyu's eyes became bright instantly, and she said with a bright face: "Really?"
"Really, when did my brother lie to you?" Lin Huaiyu gently pinched her sister's little face, and said dotingly, "However, we just came to grandma's house, so we can't move out immediately, otherwise grandma will think We don't like her, it's not good to despise her here."
Xiaolin Daiyu seemed to understand, but still nodded obediently: "I listen to my brother."
"So nice."
"Brother, I want to continue listening to Sun Monkey's story."
"Okay, brother, continue to tell you."
When Lin Huaiyu told Xiaolin Daiyu a story, Xiangling stood aside and listened carefully.
Xiaolin Daiyu fell asleep after listening to the story for a while.She listens to her brother telling stories every night before going to bed, otherwise she won't be able to fall asleep.
Lin Huaiyu instructed Xiangling before going to the study.
At this time, in Jia Mu's yard, Jia Baoyu clamored to come to Lin Huaiyu and the others and sleep with them.
Jia's mother tried to persuade her for a long time, but she couldn't persuade her. There was really no other way, so she had to agree with Jia Baoyu to come to Lin Huaiyu and the others.She sent Yuanyang and Xiren to follow Jia Baoyu to Jinhuatang.
Seeing Jia Baoyu coming over suddenly, Mammy Zhang was startled, and hurriedly asked Second Master Bao if he had anything to ask her young master.
Jia Baoyu said in a very excited tone, "I'm here to sleep with my cousin."
"What?" Nanny Zhang was startled by Jia Baoyu's words.
Yuanyang quickly explained: "Mother Zhang, our Second Master Jiabao likes Young Master Lin very much, and wants to get closer to Young Master Lin, so he came to play with Young Master Lin."
Zhang Momo said with a slightly dark face: "Second Master Bao, I'm sorry, our young master is studying."
"Reading?" Jia Baoyu asked curiously, "What book does my cousin read?"
Nanny Zhang replied: "My young master naturally reads the Four Books and Five Classics."
When Jia Baoyu heard this, he immediately said with disgust: "How can my cousin read these books of saints that the predecessors can't understand like those lu beetles?"
Listening to Jia Baoyu's words, Zhang Nanny had an expression of disbelief on her face.
Jia Baoyu continued: "How can someone as good-looking as my cousin read such a harmful book? I'm going to tell my cousin not to read this kind of book." After finishing speaking, he was about to break in Find Lin Huaiyu.
Nanny Zhang stood in front of Jia Baoyu with a sullen face and a somewhat rude tone: "Second Master Bao, our young master is studying, please don't disturb our young master."
Yuanyang and Xiren knew that what Jia Baoyu said just now made Zhang Nanny angry, so they quickly apologized and said, "Mother Zhang, Baoyu didn't mean that, he just wanted to play with Young Master Lin."
"Second Master Bao, if you want to play with our young master, please come and see our young master tomorrow." Nanny Zhang stopped Jia Baoyu, her attitude was very firm and a little tough, "Our young master is studying, so it is inconvenient to see guests .”
"You..." Jia Baoyu was very upset when someone stopped him for the first time, and scolded Mammy Zhang, "Fish-eyed pearl."
Yuanyang and Xiren hurriedly grabbed Jia Baoyu, and said to Nanny Zhang apologetically, "Since Young Master Lin is studying, we won't bother you." After speaking, they pulled Jia Baoyu back.
"I want to see my cousin, let me go."
"Master Lin is studying, you can come to see him tomorrow." Yuanyang and Xiren pulled Jia Baoyu away with all their might.
After they left, Nanny Zhang scolded: "What kind of bastard is this Second Master Bao said? What is it called reading books that harm people by reading the Four Books and Five Classics? He also said that our young master is a lu beetle."
Pei Lan who was on the side said: "I heard that the second master Bao hates reading very much. He said that people who read books to test their fame are lu scorpions, and said that the Four Books and Five Classics are all the books of the sages who could not understand by themselves. out of the book."
"He is slandering the books of sages and sages. Don't the old lady care about it?" Zhang Nanny couldn't believe it. "If this word is spread and the world's scholars know it, won't they be afraid of being drowned by the spittle of the world's scholars?"
"Who knows what the old lady thinks." Peilan thought of Jia Baoyu's first words just now, and her face turned black instantly, "This Second Master Bao is going to ruin our young lady's reputation."
Zhang Nanny also remembered Jia Baoyu's first words when he came here just now, her face was gloomy, "If Second Master Bao continues to be so unruly, this Rongguo Mansion cannot live."
"The Rongguo Mansion is the Duke's mansion after all, how did you teach the young master like this?" Pei Lan complained unceremoniously, "It's worse than ordinary small families."
"Isn't that right?" Nanny Zhang quickly closed the door, and told Liu Jinu, "Keep an eye on the door and don't let anyone in, especially Second Master Bao."
"Don't worry, Mammy, I will never let Second Master Bao come in to disturb the young master."
Nanny Zhang went to the study to find Lin Huaiyu, and told him what Jia Baoyu said just now.
"Master, for the reputation of you and Miss, we should move out of Rongguo Mansion as soon as possible." Madam Zhang was worried that if they stayed, the reputation of their lady would be ruined.
"I can't move out for a while, and I can only move out after a while." Lin Huaiyu thought for a while and said, "You can talk to your grandmother tomorrow about what Jia Baoyu said just now."
"Yes, sir."
Jia Baoyu's "problem" in Jinhuatang soon spread throughout Rongguo Mansion.
After Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng heard this, they directly called Jia Baoyu an idiot.
After hearing this, Mrs. Wang was so angry that she couldn't copy the Buddhist scriptures.
Jia Zheng was at Aunt Zhao's place, and after hearing about this incident, and Aunt Zhao took the opportunity to stir up trouble in front of him, he was so angry that he wanted to kill Jia Baoyu, a traitor.
The servants of Rongguo Mansion talked a lot.Of course, they only talked about Jia Baoyu, not Lin Huaiyu and the others.They dare not say what is right or wrong about Lin Huaiyu and the others. You must know that Lin Huaiyu and the others did not give Jiamu face on the first day they came to the mansion.
When Jia Baoyu returned to Jiamu's yard, he still lost his temper, scolding Nanny Zhang all the time, and said that Lin Huaiyu was so beautiful, she shouldn't read stupid books like those stupid people.
Jiamu coaxed him for a long time before coaxing him to stop, and told him not to say such things in the future.
Jia Baoyu didn't agree at first, he didn't think he was wrong, but when Jia's mother said that his father would never let him go if he heard what he said before, he was too frightened to say anything.
The next day, at the beginning of the hour, Lin Huaiyu got up on time.After a while, Xiaolin Daiyu also got up.
Nanny Zhang made bird's nest porridge and wontons, as well as siu mai and buns for the two of them.
Xiaolin Daiyu's appetite hasn't been very good these two days, and she doesn't eat as much as she used to in Yangzhou.The breakfast made by Nanny Zhang was in line with her appetite, and she ate a lot.
Seeing that the young master and young lady ate more breakfast than the previous two days, Nanny Zhang was relieved, and at the same time felt that it was right for them to cook by themselves.
After Lin Huaiyu and his brother and sister finished their breakfast, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng came over.Afterwards, they went together to greet Jiamu.
On the way to Jia's mother's yard, Jia Lian told Lin Huaiyu not to get angry with Jia Baoyu, because getting angry with Jia Baoyu would only make him angry, and said that if Jia Baoyu continued to talk nonsense like this next time, he told him not to be polite.
Wang Xifeng said that she would tell the old lady to let her teach Jia Baoyu well, and never let Jia Baoyu say such unruly words again.
What Lin Huaiyu could say was that this kind of thing should not happen again.
When they came to greet Jia's mother, Jia's mother took the lead in telling Jia Baoyu what happened last night, and said that Jia Baoyu had been taught a lesson, and such things would never happen again.
After Jia's mother said that, Lin Huaiyu couldn't say anything more, so he said: "Grandmother, if my cousin's slanderous words about sage books and saints were spread and known by scholars all over the world, the reputation of Rongguo Mansion would be ruined. It may even bring danger to the Rongguo Mansion." Don't mess with anyone, don't mess with scholars, they can drown people with a single spit.
Hearing what Lin Huaiyu said, Jiamu's heart tightened, and she said hastily, "Brother Huai is right, Baoyu will never say such outrageous things in the future."
After hearing this, Lin Huaiyu didn't say much about it.Afterwards, he bid farewell to Jia Mu and the others, and went out with Jia Lian.
After Lin Huaiyu and the others left, Mrs. Wang returned to her room and dropped the teacup halfway through drinking tea.
Zhou Rui's family was taken aback by Mrs. Wang's action of throwing the teacup, "Madam, what's wrong with you?"
"Look at what Baoyu was taught to be." Mrs. Wang felt that the reason why Jia Baoyu became like this is because Jia's mother is used to it.She believed that if Jia Baoyu was taught well, her son would definitely know the rules and manners like Lin Huaiyu.
As soon as Zhou Rui's family heard this, they knew that Mrs. Wang hated Shang Jia's mother.As a servant, she dared not speak ill of the old lady, so she could only persuade him: "Ma'am, Second Master Bao is still young, and when he grows up in two years, he won't be what he is now."
"You're still young, what's the matter, Lin Huaiyu is as old as him, look at Lin Huaiyu, then look at him." Mrs. Wang was very angry, she couldn't accept that her son was not as good as the son Jia Min recognized.Obviously the same age, but compared with Lin Huaiyu, the gap between Jia Baoyu and Lin Huaiyu is really too big. "I have discussed with the master, let Baoyu go to Master Ye's house to study with Lin Huaiyu. It's all right now, what Baoyu said last night, who is willing to accept him as a student."
"Ma'am, didn't Second Master Bao know he was wrong?"
"What's the use of knowing you're wrong." Mrs. Wang was dizzy with anger, "We can't let Baoyu stay with the old lady anymore." If Baoyu was allowed to stay with the old lady again, I'm afraid it would really be ruined.
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Jia Lian was very attentive this time. In modern terms, he made a detailed strategy for visiting the capital.In the past few days, he took Lin Huaiyu and Xiaolin Daiyu to visit all the famous and interesting places in the capital.Not only that, he also took the brothers and sisters to eat all the famous delicious food in the capital.
Under Jia Lian's thoughtful hospitality, Lin Huaiyu and Xiaolin Daiyu had a great time visiting the capital these few days.
After visiting the entire capital with Jia Lian, the siblings planned to rest at Rongguo Mansion for two or three days, and then went to Ye Wenfu's place to study and study.
Coincidentally, it started to rain as soon as they finished visiting the capital.It was drizzling at first, but it started to rain heavily in the past two days.
It was raining so hard and it was inconvenient to go out, so Lin Huaiyu didn't take his sister to Ye Wenfu's place to study.
In the past few days, Lin Huaiyu and Xiaolin Daiyu followed Jia Lian to play around, basically not in the mansion during the day, Jia Baoyu and Jia Tanchun tried to find them, but they couldn't find anyone.These two days, when the two brothers and sisters didn't go out, Jia Tanchun invited Jia Baoyu and Jia Xichun to visit Lin Huaiyu and the others in the Brocade Hall.
Jia Baoyu had always wanted to play with Lin Huaiyu and the others, but a few nights ago he made a big fuss in the Brocade Hall, and Jia Zheng scolded him severely, scaring him so much that he didn't dare to visit Lin Huaiyu and his brothers and sisters again.Now, Jia Tanchun took the lead in going to play with Lin Huaiyu and the others, of course he couldn't wish for it.
Before going to Jinhuatang, Jia Tanchun repeatedly warned Jia Baoyu not to make Lin Huaiyu and the others unhappy by saying unruly or stupid words like before.
Jia Baoyu was a little impatient at what Jia Tanchun said, and he promised perfunctorily that she would not be the same as before.
Seeing Jia Baoyu's perfunctory appearance, Jia Tanchun sighed helplessly in his heart.If Baoyu said something nonsense later, she would interrupt him before he could, so that he could not speak those idiot words, so as not to annoy Cousin Lin and the others.
In the study room of Jinhuatang, Lin Huaiyu is painting.He drew some interesting things that happened when he visited the capital in the past few days in the form of cartoons. Of course, the protagonists of the cartoons are him and Xiaolin Daiyu.
Xiaolin Daiyu and Xiangling were sitting at a table beside them, playing backgammon.Compared with Go, they prefer backgammon.
It was raining drippingly outside the window of the study, and the raindrops made a tick-tock sound as it fell on the flowers and plants, which was very pleasant to hear.
At this time, Pei Lan walked in, first saluted Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Lin Daiyu, and then said: "Young Master, Miss, Second Master Bao and Third Miss are here."
As soon as Xiao Lin Daiyu heard the title "Second Master Bao", she immediately wrinkled her face, and said a little unhappy, "Why is he here again?" I have to say that Lin Huaiyu kept instilling in Xiao Lin Daiyu that "cousin is not The good stuff" concept was successful.In addition, after coming to Rongguo Mansion, Jia Baoyu did several messy things, which made Xiaolin Daiyu not have a good impression of Jia Baoyu, his cousin.
Lin Huaiyu was very satisfied with her sister's reaction, "What are they here for?"
"Third Miss said that she came to visit you, and said that you have been here for several days, and have not had a good chat with you yet."
"The visitors are guests, let them come in." Lin Huaiyu put down the pen in his hand, and said to Xiaolin Daiyu, "They come to play, we can't turn them away."
Xiaolin Daiyu dropped the chess piece in her hand, pouted her small mouth, and said unhappily, "I don't like them." Because she didn't like Jia Baoyu, Xiaolin Daiyu also didn't like Jia Tanchun and the others.Children's concept of right and wrong is very simple, I don't like you, and I don't like people who are related to you.
Pei Lan said: "This servant looks at Third Miss as a well-behaved lady, not like Second Master Bao."
Lin Huaiyu nodded and said, "If Jia Tanchun is as ignorant of rules and manners as Jia Baoyu, how can she marry in the future? Besides, she is a concubine, not a concubine, so she has no qualifications and rights to be as willful as Jia Baoyu." , especially the lives of concubine daughters in princely and aristocratic mansions are not easy.If Jia Tanchun didn't know the rules like Jia Baoyu, Mrs. Wang would not let Jia Tanchun grow up with her.If Jia Tanchun was with Aunt Zhao, life would definitely not be easy.
"My servant saw that the third young lady was the only one in Rongguo Mansion who was decent, but she was a concubine." After Peilan finished speaking, she added, "However, she is still not as good as our young lady."
Lin Huaiyu touched her sister's head, and said with a smile, "Of course, our Daiyu is the best."
Xiao Lin Daiyu, who was praised by her brother, proudly puffed out her small chest, and said with a smile on her face, "I am my brother's best sister."
"Let's go, go see them."
The two brothers and sisters came to the hall hand in hand, Guizhi and the others just brought tea to Jia Tanchun.
When Jia Tanchun and the others saw Lin Huaiyu brothers and sisters coming, they immediately stood up and saluted to say hello: "Brother Lin, cousin Lin."
Seeing Lin Huaiyu and the others, Jia Baoyu's eyes immediately brightened and his expression became excited. He hurriedly ran towards Lin Huaiyu and the others, but was stopped by Jia Tanchun.
Jia Tanchun gestured for him to salute and say hello with his eyes, and he reluctantly followed them to salute and say hello.
"Cousin, cousin."
Lin Huaiyu and his younger sister returned the greetings one by one, and then invited Jia Baoyu and the others to take their seats.
Jia Baoyu wanted to say something as soon as he sat down, but was interrupted by Jia Tanchun.
"Cousin, cousin, how are you resting these two days?" Despite Jia Tanchun's generous appearance, she was actually very nervous.She didn't know why when she faced Cousin Lin, she was unconsciously nervous, even a little embarrassed.She dared not look directly at Cousin Lin's face, because she would be shy and nervous.
Lin Huaiyu didn't answer, but looked at Xiaolin Daiyu.
Xiao Lin Daiyu said: "Thank you for your concern, third cousin. My brother and I have had a good rest these two days."
After talking to Xiao Lin Daiyu, Jia Tanchun was not so nervous, "Cousin, where will Second Brother Lian take you to play? Is it fun?"
"Cousin Lian took us to many places..." Xiaolin Daiyu told Jia Tanchun all the places he and Jia Lian had been to in the past few days.
After Jia Tanchun heard this, she unconsciously showed a look of envy, because she had never been to many places where Xiaolin Daiyu and the others went.As a lady of the Duke's Mansion, she can't go out at will, even if she is still young.If she wanted to go out, she had to get Mrs. Wang's consent, and then she could go out with the maid and mother-in-law.
Xiaolin Daiyu is different from Jia Tanchun.When she was at home, she was often taken out to play by her father, brother, and mother.Basically, every once in a while, she will go out to play.
When Jia Tanchun was chatting with Xiaolin Daiyu, Jia Baoyu was interrupted several times, which made him very depressed.
Lin Huaiyu felt that it was inappropriate for him to stay here, and planned to let his sister have a good chat with Jia Tanchun.He stood up and took Jia Baoyu away, and asked Xiaolin Daiyu to entertain Jia Tanchun and the others well.
Seeing Lin Huaiyu gone, Jia Tanchun was relieved, but at the same time a little disappointed.
Lin Huaiyu did not take Jia Baoyu to the study, but took him directly to the yard.
Seeing that he could finally be alone with Lin Huaiyu, Jia Baoyu was naturally very happy, with a smile on his pretty face.
Lin Huaiyu didn't want to hear Jia Baoyu's stupid words, so he took the initiative to talk about the beautiful scenery and delicious food in the capital.
Jia Baoyu often goes out of the house to hang out, and still knows some of the beautiful scenery and food in the capital.He chattered to Lin Huaiyu about what else is fun in the capital, and where else is delicious.By the way, he also told Lin Huaiyu which opera troupe in the capital sings well.
When it comes to singing, Jia Baoyu starts talking about Jiang Yuhan.
"I heard that there is a chess player in Zhongshun Palace named Jiang Yuhan, who is very good at singing opera." Jia Baoyu has not met Jiang Yuhan yet, and he has heard about Jiang Yuhan from others. "When there is a chance, cousin and I will go to listen to Jiang Yuhan's opera together."
Lin Huaiyu declined, "I don't usually listen to operas very much." He doesn't like to listen to operas, and he would fall asleep when he listened to them.Furthermore, in the original book, Jiang Yuhan is the heart treasure of Prince Zhongshun.Jia Baoyu was also beaten by Jia Zheng because of him.Also, King Zhongshun and Prince Li are in the same group, it is best to keep a distance from them.
Jia Baoyu suddenly stretched out his hand to hold Lin Huaiyu's hands, and asked, "Don't cousin like listening to opera?"
When Jia Baoyu grabbed both hands suddenly, Lin Huaiyu frowned slightly, and then pulled his hands back calmly.
"I don't like it, I don't know what I'm singing." He really doesn't appreciate art like opera.
"I don't really like listening to operas. It's the same opera every time I listen to it." Jia Baoyu pouted, "Every time no matter who celebrates his birthday, there will be the opera of Magu's birthday greetings. I'm tired of hearing it. gone."
"Cousin, what do you like to do at home on weekdays?"
"Me?" Jia Baoyu thought for a while and said, "I like to play with girls and help them make rouge."
Sure enough!
"Cousin, what do you like to do at home on weekdays?"
"Reading, writing, drawing, and playing chess." Occasionally, he also plays the piano.
Hearing that Lin Huaiyu said that he likes to read books, Jia Baoyu thought that Lin Huaiyu read those harmful books.He wanted to persuade cousin Lin not to read those harmful books, but he thought of what Jia Mu and Jia Zheng said, and for a while he didn't know whether to persuade Lin Huaiyu or not.
Lin Huaiyu knew what Jia Baoyu hated, so he thought of a good idea to let Jia Baoyu leave by himself.
"Cousin, don't you like reading books on weekdays?"
"I like reading books, but I don't like reading books that hurt people."
"Cousin, are the harmful books you speak of the Four Books and Five Classics?"
"Yes, cousin, you are such an aura, why do you read such books that fool the world?"
"Cousin, do you know that the Four Books and Five Classics are the books of sages, books that scholars must read." Lin Huaiyu's expression became serious, "Cousin, I advise you to read the Four Books and Five Classics carefully, so that you can gain fame in the future and make the Rongguo Mansion flourish. "
Sure enough, as soon as he finished saying this, Jia Baoyu's face changed, and he looked angry and disgusted.
"Cousin, I didn't expect you to be so lingering