novelraw Chapter 32 Red House
Chapter 32 Red House
Since Lin Huaiyu and Xiaolin Daiyu returned to Rongguo Mansion after dinner at Ye Wenfu's house every day, it was very late when they came back, and it was inconvenient for Lin Huaiyu to enter the backyard to greet Jiamu, so he usually greeted Jiamu before going out in the morning. In the evening, go directly back to Jinhuatang to rest.
The two brothers and sisters were not in the Rongguo Mansion during the day, so Aunt Zhang and the others closed the door of the Brocade Painting Hall tightly, never ran around in the Rongguo Mansion, and didn't have much contact with the servants of the Rongguo Mansion.
The back door of Jinhuatang is adjacent to Ningrong Street. If Madam Zhang and the others are lacking, they can just go out through the back door instead of making a detour to go in front.
The reason why the gate of the Jinhuatang was closed was that one was not involved in the disputes of the Rongguo Mansion, and the other was that Madam Zhang and the others were going to decorate the Lin family's mansion in the capital.
During this period of time, Nanny Zhang and the others ran back and forth many times, and finally took care of everything inside and outside the Lin family's mansion in the capital.
Ever since Aunt Xue and her family came, Rongguo Mansion has become very lively.The servants of the Rongguo Mansion usually like to chew on the tongues of their masters. After Xue Baochai and the others came, they basically discussed them every day.
Xue Baochai is not as respected by the people of the Rongguo Mansion as in the original book.In the original novel, she is dignified and elegant, she is tactful in dealing with people, and she is also very lenient to the servants, especially compared with the bitter and mean Lin Daiyu, she appears more gentle and polite.Now, though, she doesn't look like she did in the original book.One is that they walked through the main gate when they entered Rongguo Mansion on the first day, leaving a bad impression on everyone in Rongguo Mansion who didn't understand the rules and etiquette.The second is without Lin Daiyu's acrimony for comparison.
Everyone in Rongguo Mansion had a very good impression of Lin Huaiyu and his sister.Although Xiaolin Daiyu's halo is not as great as her brother's, after all her brother is so good-looking, but everyone in the Rongguo Mansion thinks she is beautiful and well-behaved, and they don't think she is mean and mean like in the original book.
Xiaolin Daiyu is a few years younger than Xue Baochai, and the servants of Rongguo Mansion often compare them in private.Although Xiaolin Daiyu is not as good-looking as Xue Baochai, the servants think that she knows the rules and manners better than Xue Baochai.People often say that Lin Daiyu deserves to be the lady of Zeng Hou's mansion, and she is not comparable to Xue Baochai, the daughter of the imperial merchant.
Lin Huaiyu was surprised to learn that his sister's reputation in Ningrong and Rongfu was better than that of Xue Baochai. After all, in the original book, Xue Baochai's reputation was much better than that of Lin Daiyu.
Nanny Zhang said: "Although our Lin family is not the Marquis's mansion now, it is not comparable to the Royal Shang's family." Although their Lin family is no longer the Marquis's mansion, they have always been a scholarly family and a famous family. Much better than the Xue family. "From the first day they entered the mansion and walked through the main gate, it can be seen that their Xue family is not very good."
"Miss Xue has passed the primary selection of the draft. If she is selected as the escort of the princess or princess in the future, she may fly up the branch and become a phoenix."
Guizhi said nonchalantly, "What's the point of passing the primary election? I'll have to choose twice later." After she finished speaking, she thought of the celebration banquet for Xue Baochai before, and said with a sarcasm, "Ms. A celebration banquet was held, and the servants were rewarded with money. Now, the servants of Ningrong and Rongfu are all flattering her, as if she has been selected."
"Not to mention anything else, let's just say Miss Xue's appearance is excellent, maybe she can really be selected." Pei Lan said very objectively, "I met her once before, and she is quite kind. "
Lin Huaiyu finished drinking the tonic soup that Nanny Zhang specially made for him, and said, "She won't be selected."
Nanny Zhang feels sorry for Lin Huaiyu and the others who study every day, and make soup for their brothers and sisters every day.This tonic soup not only nourishes the body, but also nourishes the brain.Every night, Lin Huaiyu and his brother and sister would drink a few bowls of soup when they came back.
As soon as he said this, Mammy Zhang and the others, including Xiao Lin Daiyu, all turned their eyes to him.
"Master, how do you know Miss Xue will not be selected?"
"She has no background, so she can't be selected based on her appearance and character." In the original book, Xue Baochai was not selected, but it didn't write why Xue Baochai was not selected, but the reason can be guessed. "There are a lot of women participating in this draft, and many of them come from famous families. Ms. Xue has no background to compete with those people."
"I heard that the second wife has been helping Miss Xue with this matter, so I gave a lot of money to the eunuch Xia in the palace." Madam Zhang said, "Furthermore, the eldest lady of Rongguo Mansion is not in the palace. Well, with her help, Miss Xue will not be selected?"
"If the eldest lady of the Rongguo Mansion has such a great ability, why has there been no news in the palace all these years?" Lin Huaiyu said lightly, "Although the Rongguo Mansion is a mansion of the Duke, it has no real power, and it cannot compete with those who have power. The most important point is that Xue’s family is an imperial merchant, not a famous family.” For women participating in the draft, the family members will spend a lot of money and connections to take care of it in advance.Xue Baochai, the daughter of an imperial merchant, was born much lower than those famous families.In addition, the Xue family does not have a strong relationship with the court or the harem.No matter how much the Xue family paid, Xue Baochai would not be selected.
Hearing what Lin Huaiyu said, Nanny Zhang and the others felt very reasonable.
"So, Miss Xue cannot be selected."
"If she wants to be selected, she must have the help of an official who can speak to the court." Lin Huaiyu looked at her younger sister who was still sipping soup, "If the younger sister goes to the draft, the younger sister will be selected. Of course, there is no need for my younger sister to join the escort of the princess and princess."
"With the master and Mr. Ye here, if the young lady goes to participate in the draft, she will definitely be selected."
Xiaolin Daiyu blinked, looked at her brother with a puzzled face, and asked, "Brother, why is there no need for me to participate?"
"Because you don't need it. You are the eldest lady of our Lin family. There is no need to be a princess or princess' maid." Lin Huaiyu would not let his sister be a maid to serve others. He said that he would spoil her as a princess. "This draft, to put it bluntly, is to be the escort of the princess and the princess, and to put it bluntly, it is to choose a court lady who can read and write for the princess and the princess. Our Lin family has not yet been reduced to sending you to be the maid of the princess and the princess. "This is the biggest difference between the Xue family and the Lin family.Xue Baochai and his family eagerly wanted to be selected as the escort of the princess or princess, but the Lin family didn't bother.
Nanny Zhang agreed with Lin Huaiyu's words very much, she nodded repeatedly and said, "Young master is right, our Lin family has not been reduced to sending young lady to be a palace maid."
Pei Lan and Gui Zhi laughed and said, "Miss has such a high status, how can she go to the palace to be a maid for the princess or princess."
"Brother, why does sister Xue want to be a court lady?" My brother said that she didn't have to go, so why did sister Xue want to go?
"Because their Xue family has fallen." But their Lin family has not fallen.Lin Ruhai is still alive, the Lin family will get better and better.In the future, if he passes the exam, he will also work hard to make the Lin family better.
Xiaolin Daiyu has always been smart, and when she heard what her brother said, she immediately understood, and then she showed a sympathetic expression on her face, "Then sister Xue is too pitiful."
"She's not pitiful." Lin Huaiyu smiled at her sister, "If you're not a fish, you don't know the joy of a fish." To be the escort of a princess or princess is not a hard job for Xue Baochai, on the contrary, she wants it so much.With her temperament and methods, if she is really selected, she will do well with the princess or princess, and maybe she will get a good marriage.
Xiaolin Daiyu nodded suddenly: "Yes."
"Master, do you have any plans for taking a bath tomorrow?" Nanny Zhang asked.
"I don't have any plans, I'm going to take a good rest for a day." Not long after arriving in the capital, I went to study at Uncle Ye's, and I didn't rest for more than ten days.Although reading every day is not very tiring, but I have not rested for more than ten days in a row. To be honest, I am a little tired.
Lin Huaiyu suddenly thought of Jia Baoyu, he was worried that he would rest tomorrow, and Jia Baoyu would come to them again, and he would not be able to rest well then.
"Jia Baoyu hasn't come to see us these days, has he?"
"No, Second Master Bao has a new playmate. These days, he goes to Jiajiayi to study with his new playmate every day." After Zhang Mama finished speaking, she added, "The new playmate is the younger brother of the young lady in the next door named Qin. bell."
"This Qin Zhong is very handsome. Just like his daughter's family, Master Bao stays with him all day and night. The servants of the Rongguo Mansion point and point at them in private, and what they say is terrible." Gui Zhi thought of the Rongguo Mansion. When the servants said those unsavory words about Jia Baoyu and Qin Zhong, their faces were full of disgust.
It turns out that Qin Zhong is here.
In the original book, the relationship between Jia Baoyu and Qin Zhong is very close, but it is not written whether the two of them did that.
"Then I can clean up tomorrow."
Seeing Xiaolin Daiyu finished drinking the soup, Lin Huaiyu took her for a walk in the yard, Xiangling followed behind them.
I thought of traveling around the capital with Jia Lian before, but I didn't take a good look at the streets of the capital.My daughter's family likes to go shopping, so I will take my younger sister to go shopping tomorrow afternoon.
"Sister, will my brother take you shopping tomorrow afternoon?"
"Brother, do you want to buy something?"
"I'll buy something for you, and I'll also buy something for my father." Lin Huaiyu thought that he couldn't let his sister stay at home all the time, and he couldn't let her only know how to read books. "We can also go to teahouses to drink tea and listen to books, and listen to storytelling in the capital. Is the story you told me as good as Yangzhou's?"
"The stories told by the storyteller are not as good as the stories told by her brother." In Xiaolin Daiyu's heart, the stories told by her brother are both fun and beautiful, and the storyteller in the teahouse cannot tell the stories told by her brother.
"Thank you sister for supporting me so much. Don't you want to go shopping?" Take my sister out more when she is young, otherwise when she gets older, she won't be able to go out at will.
"I would like to go shopping with my brother."
"Then let's go shopping tomorrow afternoon."
"Okay." Xiaolin Daiyu suddenly thought of something, and said with a smile, "Brother, I wrote down the story you told me before, and Xiangling also wrote it for me. I will show it to you later .”
"How did you come up with the idea to write it down?"
"Xiangling said it."
Lin Huaiyu stopped and looked at Xiangling standing behind them.
Xiang Ling blushed slightly, and said in a low voice: "This servant thinks the story the young master told the young lady is good, so I want to write it down, so that the young lady can read it anytime in the future."
"That's a good idea. If that's the case, then you can continue writing." Lin Huaiyu didn't expect Xiangling to be so careful, "However, writing comes down to writing, and you can't tire yourself out, you know?"
Xiaolin Daiyu nodded obediently: "Don't worry, brother, I won't tire myself." She said, she smiled sweetly at her brother, "I know that my body is the most important thing, and I can't be tired when I do anything. Bad body, or brother and father will be worried."
"Yes, your body is the most important, and nothing is as important as your body." In the past few years, his sister has listened to some of the things he taught his sister, which made him very relieved.
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Although they didn't have to go to Ye Wenfu's mansion to study and study today, Lin Huaiyu and Xiaolin Daiyu got up early.After breakfast in Jinhuatang, the two brothers and sisters went to greet Jia Mu hand in hand.
When they arrived, Aunt Xue, mother and daughter, Mrs. Wang, Wang Xifeng, Sanchun, Qin Keqing and others were all present.
Every morning, they would come early to greet Jia Mu.Sometimes Wang Xifeng and Mrs. Wang would serve Jia Mu for breakfast.
Mother Jia's breakfast was not something Lin Huaiyu and the others could do with some porridge and a few pancakes.Her ostentation for breakfast is not inferior to that of lunch and dinner, it is very delicate and particular.
Seeing their brother and sister coming, Mother Jia waved at them, concerned about whether they slept well last night, whether they had breakfast and what they had.
Lin Huaiyu didn't answer, but asked her sister to answer.Xiaolin Daiyu told Mother Jia in great detail what they had eaten in the morning.
Seeing that the brother and sister went to study in the Ye Mansion for more than ten days in a row, Jia's mother felt sorry for them.
"Not long after you came to the capital, you went to Master Ye to study. You have been studying for more than half a month. Why don't you let you rest?"
"Grandmother, my brother and I have a rest today, and we don't need to go to Uncle Ye's to study." Xiaolin Daiyu said obediently.
"Why don't you take a little more sleep today?" Mother Jia looked at her grandson and granddaughter, and felt that they both lost weight. "You guys who go out early and return late to study have lost weight. Today I have to make up for you. , Let the kitchen make some good things for you."
"Grandma doesn't need it. My sister and I can't eat greasy things. It's not good to eat too much big fish and meat." Lin Huaiyu didn't think he and his sister had lost weight, and the food he and his sister had at Ye's house was not bad.However, Ye's food is not as extravagant and exaggerated as Jia's, but more homely.
"Then let the kitchen cook you a light and nourishing soup."
When Jia's mother said so, Lin Huaiyu couldn't refuse again and again, "Listen to grandma."
"It's hard work for you two to study every day. From now on, let the kitchen cook soup for you every day to replenish your body."
"Grandmother, Mama Zhang cooks soup for us every day." Lin Huaiyu said, "Mama Zhang is very good at stewing soup."
"Yes, Mama Zhang is good at stewing soup." Back then, Mother Jia asked Nanny Zhang to serve Jia Min because she could stew soup.
At this moment, Qin Keqing stood up suddenly and said, "Old Ancestor, my daughter-in-law wants to invite you to enjoy the flowers."
"Okay, let's go to enjoy the flowers later." Jia Mu looked at Lin Huaiyu and the others, "Brother Huai, you go too."
"Uncle Lin, my father has always wanted to treat you well. You have a rest today, and you must show respect in class."
Qin Keqing's words made it difficult for Lin Huaiyu to refuse, so he could only agree: "I will definitely go to the invitation of Cousin Zhen."
"Great." Qin Keqing said with a smile, "Old Ancestor, I'll go back and make some preparations. You must come later."
Wang Xifeng joked: "Then you have to treat us well, if the hospitality is not good, I will not be polite."
Qin Keqing knew that Wang Xifeng was joking with her, but she also cooperated with her and showed a scared look: "I will remember what Second Aunt said, and I will definitely treat you well today."
"I'm free, so I'll go over and help you." Wang Xifeng has a good relationship with Qin Keqing, so she went to Ningguo Mansion with her to help her prepare things for Jiamu and the others.
Mother Jia asked Aunt Xue and the others to go too, and said that it would be more lively if everyone went to enjoy the flowers together.
Aunt Xue naturally would not refuse, and said that she had never seen the peonies in Ningguo Mansion.
"By the way, call Pan'er as well." Jia Mu laughed, "When Baoyu and Qin Zhong wake up later, tell them not to go to the free school to study today, but to go to the next door to enjoy the flowers together later."
"Old lady, don't worry about Pan'er, he will only make trouble when he goes." Aunt Xue loves and hates her son, and she is very helpless.
"It's normal for boys to be mischievous, and naughty children are smart." Mother Jia said, "Call the children to the excitement." Mother Jia likes to be lively when she is old, and she likes to be surrounded by children and grandchildren.
Not going to the neighboring mansion for a while, Lin Huaiyu took his sister back to Jinhuatang first.
"Old Ancestor, Xichun and I will go to Jinhuatang to play with Sister Lin first, then we will go to the next door with Sister Lin and the others."
"Okay, you go and play with Daiyu first." Just as Jia Mu finished speaking, she thought of Xue Baochai and said to her, "Baochai, do you want to go to Jinhuatang with Tanchun and the others?"
Aunt Xue said to her daughter: "You have been here for so long, and you haven't had a good talk with Miss Lin, why don't you go with the third girl and the others now."
"Okay." Xue Baochai stood up and blessed Jia Mu and the others, and then followed Jia Tanchun and the others to the Brocade Painting Hall.
On the way to Jinhuatang, Jia Tanchun told Xue Baochai a lot about Lin Daiyu.Of course, she didn't have the nerve to talk about Lin Huaiyu's affairs. After all, she belonged to her daughter's family, so it was hard to talk about her son's affairs.
Not long after Lin Huaiyu and the others returned to Jinhuatang, they saw Jia Tanchun and Xue Baochai coming.After saying hello to them, he withdrew and asked his sister to treat them well.
Jia Tanchun liked Lin Daiyu very much, and when she saw her, she couldn't help but want to get close to her. She took Lin Daiyu's hands and said, "Sister Lin, I hope you can rest, and I can't see anyone if I want to chat with you. "
Xiao Lin Daiyu was amused by Jia Tanchun's words, "You're talking like you don't see me every day."
"I can only see you every morning, and I don't have time to talk to you, so you leave." Jia Tanchun held Lin Daiyu's hand and said with a smile, "You rest today, we can have a good chat. By the way, there is also Sister Bao."
Xue Baochai smiled slightly: "I haven't had a good conversation with Miss Lin all this time, and today I finally have a chance to talk to Miss Lin."
Jia Xichun said: "Sister Lin is a busy person."
At this time, Mammy Zhang and the others brought scented tea and snacks, and invited Xue Baochai and the others to taste them.
Several girls sat on the couch and chatted while drinking scented tea.
Jia Tanchun asked Lin Daiyu what she usually studied at the head of the Imperial Academy, and was it difficult or tiring?
Lin Daiyu said that she studied "Nvjie" and other books with Aunt Ye in the morning, and learned piano, chess, calligraphy, painting and female red in the afternoon.Everything Lin Daiyu learned was taught by Mrs. Ye alone.
Mrs. Ye was a well-known talented woman in the capital when she was young. She was very good at poetry, poetry, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
"Sister Lin, the old lady said that after a while, a female gentleman will be invited to teach us reading, and also teach us piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Then you can learn with us, so you don't have to go to Ye Mansion." Mother Jia saw Lin Daiyu started to learn to read and write at such a young age, and also learned to play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, thinking that it should be arranged for her granddaughters.
Xiaolin Daiyu shook her head and said, "I want to be with my brother, otherwise it would be too lonely for my brother to go to Uncle Ye's place to study alone." Then, she asked Xue Baochai what books she likes to read and what she likes to do on weekdays.
Xue Baochai said that the book she reads the most on weekdays is "The Female Ring", and she likes female celebrities.
"Sister Lin, don't listen to Sister Bao, she just became modest." Jia Tanchun snorted softly, "Sister Bao likes to read poems and songs just like us."
Xue Baochai said modestly: "I am not as good as you."
"Sister Bao, if you are not as good as us, how can you pass the first audition of the draft?" Jia Tanchun teased, "To serve as an escort for the princess and the princess, you must not only be able to read and write, but also be able to read and write poems, songs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Bao Sister, don't be humble."
"Not as good as you said, I just passed the initial test."
Xiaolin Daiyu looked at Xue Baochai, and asked curiously, "Sister Xue, what are you doing for the draft?"
"Sister Lin has a lot of things in the test. Sister Bao said before that firstly, you need to test appearance and manners, and then test rules and etiquette."
Xue Baochai nodded slightly: "The first test mainly tests appearance, manners and manners. I heard that the second test will test knowledge."
Although Jia Yingchun and Jia Xichun didn't talk much, they sat aside and listened to Jia Tanchun and Lin Daiyu with great interest.
Lin Daiyu and the three of them chatted very attentively, from the contents of the draft exam to delicious and fun, and finally talked about Lin Huaiyu unknowingly.It was Lin Daiyu who talked about her brother, and then accidentally showed off her brother to Jia Tanchun and the others.
"I'm not as good as my brother. Let me tell you that my brother is good at painting." After speaking, she asked Xiangling to take out the painting that Lin Huaiyu had given her before.
Lin Daiyu's things were collected by Xiangling, and she quickly took out the paintings that Lin Huaiyu had made for Lin Daiyu in recent days.
Jia Tanchun took the scroll from Lin Daiyu and handed it to her, opened it very carefully, and saw that Lin Daiyu was lying on the stone table with her hands supporting her small face, her face was full of smiles, her eyebrows and eyes were crooked , bright eyes.
This painting is very good, and the charm of the characters is very vividly outlined. The most important thing is that this painting is very warm and bright, which makes people feel warm when they look at it, and they can't help laughing along with the people in the painting stand up.
Xue Baochai also opened a picture scroll, which showed Xiao Lin Daiyu squatting in front of a wild flower, lowering her head and sniffing the fragrance of the flower.This painting is also very well drawn, and people can see tenderness from it.
"My brother even drew cartoons for me."
"Manga, what is this?" Jia Tanchun was puzzled when he heard the word "manga" for the first time.
"You will know after reading it." Lin Daiyu took out two comics and handed them to Jia Tanchun and Xue Baochai respectively.
"It's so cute. What kind of drawing is this? This is the first time I've seen someone draw it like this?" Lin Huaiyu's cartoons for Lin Daiyu were in Q version, so they were naturally very cute.
"It's the first time I've seen this kind of painting, it's very cute." Xue Baochai was also attracted by the Q version of the characters in the comics.
"My brother said this is how to draw a cute villain."
After Jia Tanchun and the others looked at it for a while, they discovered that this comic recorded Lin Daiyu and the others' trips to the capital.
"Sister Lin, this is..."
"My brother said that I should draw cartoons of the things I did when I was young, so that when I grow up, I can know what happened when I was young." Daiyu Xiaolin said with a smile, "By the way, my brother also said that this is my growth record. Record my changes and things I have done since I was a child. My brother has drawn a lot of comics for me, but most of them are at home in Yangzhou.”
Hearing Xiaolin Daiyu's words, while Jia Tanchun and the others were shocked, they also envied Xiaolin Daiyu for having such a good brother.
"Cousin Lin is too hardworking." She thought that Baoyu was the best brother in the world, but compared to Cousin Lin, Baoyu was just...from the fact that Cousin Lin drew cartoons for Sister Lin and recorded every bit of her. It can be seen that he loves sister Lin very much.
When Xue Baochai heard this, she felt envious and at the same time a little acidic.The same brother, why does her brother only know how to cause trouble, but Lin Daiyu's brother spoils her?
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Jia Baoyu and Qin Zhong came over, told Lin Huaiyu and the others to go to the next mansion, and said that the old lady and the others had already left for the next mansion.
Xue Baochai asked the maid beside her, has her brother Xue Pan gone?Yinger told her that Xue Pan had already gone to the next door.
Xiaolin Daiyu asked Xue Baochai to go first, and she went to call her brother.
Jia Baoyu said that everyone would go together, they were waiting for Lin Huaiyu, and they also said that they would introduce Qin Zhong to his cousin.
Qin Zhong has been in Jia's house for some time, and he has known from his sister and Jia Baoyu that Lin Huaiyu is a beautiful person, but he has never seen him.
Xiaolin Daiyu couldn't refuse, so she had to ask Jia Baoyu and the others to wait for a while, and she went to the study to call her brother.
Lin Huaiyu was practicing calligraphy, and when his younger sister came to him, he knew that the mansion next door was ready.
"Brother, the mansion next door invites us to go there, cousin and the others are waiting for us to go there together in the yard." After speaking, she thought of Qin Zhong, and hurriedly said, "Cousin said he wanted to introduce Qin Zhong to you."
Lin Huaiyu suddenly asked, "Is Xue Pan here?"
Xiao Lin Daiyu shook her head and said, "No, Sister Xue's brother has already gone to the next door."
Lin Huaiyu glanced at Xiangling who was standing behind Xiaolin Daiyu, thought for a while and said, "Xiangling, you stay in Jinhuatang, you don't have to go to the next door with Miss."
Xiaolin Daiyu and Xiangling were taken aback by his order, "Brother, why can't Xiangling go to the next door with me?"
Xiang Ling thought that she had done something wrong, and a disturbed expression appeared on her pretty face, "Young master, is it because the servant did something wrong..."
"No, I didn't let you go just in case." Although Xue Pan had robbed people before coming to the capital, it didn't mean that he wouldn't change his mind after seeing Xiangling. "I heard that Xue Pan is lustful and likes to rob people. Before he came to the capital, he beat a woman to death for robbing a civilian girl. If Xiangling went to the next mansion and was seen by him, he might ask you for her face to face."
It was the first time Xiaolin Daiyu heard about such a thing, her little mouth opened wide in shock, and she exclaimed, "There is such a thing!"
Xiangling was frightened by Lin Huaiyu's words, "Your servant listens to the young master and stays in Jinhuatang."
Lin Huaiyu glanced at Peilan and Guizhi, "You also stay in Jinhuatang, and let Madam Zhang accompany the lady to the next mansion." He was not afraid that Xue Pan would rob his maid, but he was too lazy to talk to such people.
"Yes, sir."
When Jia Baoyu and the others saw Lin Huaiyu and the others coming out, they pulled Qin Zhong and hurried up.
"Cousin."
Lin Huaiyu nodded lightly to Jia Baoyu: "Cousin."
Jia Baoyu pulled Qin Zhong and introduced to Lin Huaiyu: "Cousin, this is Qin Zhong, the younger brother of Rong's daughter-in-law in the next mansion."
Seeing Lin Huaiyu blushing slightly, Qin Zhong said shyly like a little girl: "Mr. Lin, I'm Qin Zhong." He always thought that Baoyu was good-looking and noble, but compared with this Young Master Lin, Baoyu... As he himself said, he is not as good as Young Master Lin.This Young Master Lin is really a person of Zhongling Yuxiu, as if the spiritual energy of the world has been poured into him alone.
Lin Huaiyu looked at Qin Zhong, and sighed in his heart, it really is as beautiful as a daughter's house as described in the original book.
"Young Master Qin."
"Cousin, Qin Zhong is a family with us, you don't have to be so polite, just call him by his first name." Jia Baoyu said with a smile, "Qin Zhong has always wanted to get to know you, but you go out to study every day and can't see you Man, I finally saw you today."
Qin Zhong blushed violently, looking at Lin Huaiyu with shy eyes.
"Young Master Lin, just call me Qin Zhong."
Lin Huaiyu was struck by Qin Zhong's "shy" eyes, and took two steps back calmly, keeping a distance from him.
"It's getting late, let's go to the next door first."
"Brother Zhen is still waiting for us." Jia Baoyu walked to Lin Huaiyu's side, wanting to reach out to hold his hand, "Cousin, let's hurry over."
Lin Huaiyu had already seen his intention, quickly moved aside, took his sister's hand, and said to Jia Baoyu: "Cousin, you go first."
Seeing that Lin Huaiyu's hand was not held, Jia Baoyu felt a little disappointed, but he soon returned to normal, and then saw him holding Qin Zhong's hand.
Seeing Jia Baoyu and Qin Zhong holding hands, Lin Huaiyu frowned slightly.Although the original book does not specifically mention that these two did that, but judging by their close appearance, I am afraid that it is really that kind of relationship.
Lin Huaiyu led Xiaolin Daiyu to the front, and Jia Baoyu led Qin Zhong beside them.Xue Baochai and Jia Tanchun walked behind them.
Walking to the mansion next door, Lin Huaiyu handed her sister over to Nanny Zhang.Afterwards, he took Liu Jinu to the front yard of Ningguo Mansion.
"Cousin, where are you going? Aren't you going to find the old lady with us?" Jia Baoyu asked quickly when he saw Lin Huaiyu walking in another direction.
"Cousin, I'll go to the front yard to find Cousin Zhen." After Lin Huaiyu finished speaking, he added, "It's inconvenient for me to enter the backyard as a man."
"Cousin, then you go, I'll go find the old lady." Jia Baoyu didn't want to go to the front yard to play with those stinky men, so he led Qin Zhong and Xue Baochai to the back.
Seeing that Jia Baoyu and the others were about to go to the backyard with them, Zhang Momo frowned slightly, her expression a little unsightly.She whispered to Xiaolin Daiyu, "Miss, stay away from Second Master Bao and the others."
Xiaolin Daiyu nodded obediently: "En."
Jia Tanchun was right behind Xiaolin Daiyu, so she naturally heard Zhang Nanny's words to Xiaolin Daiyu, which made her a little embarrassed.According to the rules, Baoyu and Qin Zhong should not go to the backyard with them. , but Baoyu never cared about these rules, and always went wherever he wanted.He wants to enter the backyard, and no one will say anything about him.
Xiaolin Daiyu and his group went to the backyard of Ningguo Mansion. Youshi and Qin Keqing had been waiting for a long time. Seeing them coming, they quickly asked the maid to serve them.
Qin Keqing didn't see Lin Huaiyu, and hurriedly asked, "Did Uncle Lin not come?"
Nanny Zhang replied respectfully: "My young master has gone to the front yard to see Uncle Zhen."
Hearing what Zhang Nanny said, Qin Keqing didn't say anything more, and continued to greet Xiaolin Daiyu and the others for tea and snacks.
After they had snacks for a while, she took them to the peony garden in the backyard.
Jiamu and the others arrived earlier than Xiaolin Daiyu and the others. At this time, Wang Xifeng was accompanying them to visit the peony garden.
Jia Baoyu and Qin Zhong followed Xiaolin Daiyu and the others to the Peony Garden to appreciate peonies, and they didn't think there was any problem with them following.
Nanny Zhang wanted to say something several times, but in the end she didn't say anything.She thought about what kind of banquets Ningrong and Rongfu will hold in the future, and the young lady must not be allowed to participate.Although Miss is still young, not yet seven years old, it's better to stay away from Second Master Bao, lest Miss's reputation be ruined by Second Master Bao.
In the front yard, Lin Huaiyu greeted Jia Zhen and the others one by one.For his arrival, Jia Zhen and the others welcomed him very much.
Jia Lian was very happy to see Lin Huaiyu, so he joked with him, "I thought you were only interested in studying and didn't know how to rest."
"Cousin Lian, are you kidding me that I'm a nerd?"
"I didn't say that, I thought you wouldn't take a break." Jia Lian thought to himself that he had never met anyone who liked to read, at least in their Jia family.
"Cousin Lian, I'm human. After reading for more than ten days in a row, I will naturally get tired." Lin Huaiyu smiled lightly, "Even if I'm not tired, Uncle Ye will be tired, and he needs to rest."
Jia Zhen and the others knew that Lin Huaiyu was studying with the head of the Imperial Academy, and they were very curious about it, so they asked him what it was like to study with the head of the Imperial Academy.
Lin Huaiyu said that Ye Wenfu was very knowledgeable and it was his honor to be taught by him.He also said that Ye Wenfu was a strict teacher and had very strict requirements on him.
After chatting for a while, Jia Zhen invited everyone to play archery or pot throwing in the courtyard.Those who hit the target and those who hit the target will have a lottery.
Jia Lian is quite familiar with Lin Huaiyu, so he dares to joke with him.
"Brother Huai, if you don't win later, how about writing a poem for us?"
Hearing this, Lin Huaiyu frowned lightly, "Cousin Lian, what should you do if I win the prize?"
"What do you want me to do?"
Jia Rong said boldly: "Uncle Lin, if you win, let Second Uncle Lian sing."
As soon as he said this, the others quickly agreed and teased Jia Lian for his good singing.
It was the first time Lin Huaiyu heard that Jia Lian could sing opera, she was quite surprised and said: "I didn't expect Cousin Lian to have this ability, then I won, Cousin Lian will sing a section."
Jia Lian was not a twitchy person either, so he readily agreed: "Okay, as long as you hit the shot, I'll sing a song for you."
"Cousin Lian is refreshing, let's start the competition." Lin Huaiyu asked, "What does cousin Lian want to compare first, throwing pots or shooting arrows?"
"Let's compare throwing pots first, and see which of us hits the most shots." Jia Lian said with a smile, "I'm older than you, so I'll let you throw first."
"Then I'm welcome."
Jia Rong took the arrow from the servant, and then handed one to Lin Huaiyu.
Lin Huaiyu thanked him, the distance between the pots was not far, about three meters by visual inspection, which was not difficult for him.
When he was in Yangzhou before, he played Touhu with his friends, and he played well.
Lin Huaiyu took the arrow and threw it lightly, and with a bang, it was thrown into the pot accurately.
Jia Rong took the lead in clapping and cheering: "Good vote."
Lin Huaiyu continued to shoot, and all five arrows hit.
Jia Lian looked at Lin Huaiyu in surprise, "Brother Huai, I didn't expect you to be a master at throwing pots."
Lin Huaiyu said modestly: "I'm lucky today, let's see how you perform, cousin."
Jia Lian also threw five balls, but only hit three.This game, he lost.Jia Rong and the others coaxed him to sing an opera, and he sang a section very generously without being shy.
Lin Huaiyu didn't expect Jia Lian to be good at singing opera, it can be seen that he has practiced in normal times.
"I'm here to compete with cousin Lin." When Xue Pan saw Lin Huaiyu, he was amazed by his appearance, and had a strange thought in his heart.
Lin Huaiyu had long noticed that Xue Pan was looking at him wrongly, now seeing him jumping out