[Comprehensive Wear] A good brother's life

Chapter 36 The Red Mansion

Lin Huaiyu and Jia Baoyu had dinner in the dining hall, while Xiao Daiyu and Jia Tanchun had dinner in Xue Baochai's room.

Jia Tanchun was worried that Jia Baoyu would annoy Lin Huaiyu by talking nonsense again, so he asked Aunt Xue to watch Jia Baoyu.So, Aunt Xue stayed in the dining room and had dinner with Lin Huaiyu and the others.

Lin Huaiyu saw that the maid wanted to pour him wine, so she quickly refused, "I don't drink."

Aunt Xue smiled and said, "Brother Huai, this is rice wine, you won't get drunk after a few cups."

Jia Baoyu said, "Auntie, I want to drink."

"Okay, okay, Auntie will pour it for you." Aunt Xue said dotingly, and then poured a glass of rice wine for Jia Baoyu and Qin Zhong each.

Lin Huaiyu saw that Aunt Xue wanted to pour wine for him, so she reached out to cover the wine glass and refused, "Auntie, I don't drink."

Jia Baoyu had already taken a few sips, and said to Lin Huaiyu, "Cousin, this rice wine is sweet and delicious, try it."

Qin Zhong also drank a few sips, and his fair and delicate face was immediately stained red by the wine.When he drinks, his face turns red.

"Mr. Lin, this rice wine tastes very good, try it."

"Brother Huai, this rice wine is brewed by ourselves." Aunt Xue said, "Baochai and I like to drink this rice wine. It's delicious and you won't get drunk. Don't worry, you won't get drunk. Try it. look."

Lin Huaiyu didn't want to drink, but when Aunt Xue and the others mentioned this, he couldn't refuse directly, so he had to find an excuse and said, "Auntie, it's not that I don't want to drink, but I can't drink." He lied without changing his face, " When I drink alcohol, I get red rashes all over my body, and if it is serious, I will faint."

At this time, the system's joking voice sounded in Lin Huaiyu's mind: [Host, you made a good excuse, so that no one will persuade you to drink in the future. 】

Lin Huaiyu said proudly in her heart: "Am I very witty?"

The system gave Lin Huaiyu a thumbs up: [Host, I like your wit. 】

Aunt Xue was surprised when she heard Lin Huaiyu say this: "How could this be?"

"The doctor said I was allergic to alcohol." Lin Huaiyu continued to say calmly, "When I was young, I almost died because of drinking by mistake."

Aunt Xue was frightened by Lin Huaiyu's words, and then said with concern: "Why is it so serious?"

Jia Baoyu looked at Lin Huaiyu with sympathy, "Cousin, you can't drink, it's really too miserable."

Qin Zhong said with a distressed face: "Then Mr. Lin should stop drinking."

"In addition to not drinking, I can't eat anything related to alcohol." Although rice wine is not drunk, Lin Huaiyu doesn't want to drink at Aunt Xue's place.Besides, he doesn't like to drink.In modern times, because of his health, he does not drink at all.

Although in the world of the Red Mansion, he can drink, but he still decided not to drink at all, after all, drinking will cause trouble.

Aunt Xue quickly put down the jug in her hand, her expression was a little nervous and worried, "Oh, I don't know if there is wine in the dinner dishes?"

Lin Huaiyu smiled and said, "Auntie, Yangzhou dishes rarely serve alcohol, so it should be fine."

"Brother Huai, then you eat vegetables." Aunt Xue served a bowl of soup for Lin Huaiyu herself, "Drink a bowl of pigeon soup first to warm your stomach."

Lin Huaiyu stood up, took the bowl from Aunt Xue with both hands, "Thank you Aunt."

"What are you doing standing up, kid? Sit down quickly." Aunt Xue picked up some other dishes for Lin Huaiyu, "Crab powder lion head, try it, I wonder if it suits your taste?"

Lin Huaiyu took a sip, then nodded to Aunt Xue: "It's delicious."

When Aunt Xue heard this, she said with a smile on her face: "Then you eat more."

"Then I'm welcome."

"Don't be polite, don't be polite." Aunt Xue asked Jia Baoyu and Qin Zhong to eat more, "Baoyu, drink as much as you can, and stay with Auntie when you get drunk."

"Aunt, if you say that, Qin Zhong and I should drink more."

Next, Aunt Xue chatted with Lin Huaiyu while drinking and eating.She first asked Lin Huaiyu how he was studying in the academician's residence of the Hanlin Academy, and whether he was struggling?Is the head of the Hanlin Academy strict with him?

When Jia Baoyu heard that Aunt Xue asked Lin Huaiyu about his studies, he immediately became unhappy, and his face suddenly pulled down. He was about to say something, but was stopped by Qin Zhong.

Qin Zhong knew that Jia Baoyu didn't like to listen to these words about studying for academic achievement the most. Seeing that Jia Baoyu was unhappy, he quickly pulled up his sleeves to stop him from "getting angry".

Seeing Qin Zhong shaking his head at him, Jia Baoyu had no choice but to swallow the words that came to his lips.

Lin Huaiyu naturally noticed that Jia Baoyu was unhappy, but he didn't take it to heart.

"Strict teachers produce high-quality apprentices, and Uncle Ye's high demands on me are also for my own good."

"Yes, strict teachers produce high-quality students, and only good teachers will be strict with students." Aunt Xue smiled lovingly, "Master Ye should have great expectations of you, so he will have high expectations of you. Brother Huai, You have to study hard from Lord Ye, and strive to pass the exam like your father in the future."

"Thank you for your good words, Auntie. I will study hard."

"Your Lin family has always been a scholarly family and is very famous in Jiangnan..." Aunt Xue suddenly talked about the Lin family.

Lin Huaiyu listened calmly, he wanted to see what Aunt Xue wanted to say.

Aunt Xue finished talking about the glorious history of the Lin family before talking about Jia Min.

Lin Huaiyu pretended to listen to what Aunt Xue said about Jia Min with interest, and occasionally cooperated with Aunt Xue to exclaim or exclaim.

Aunt Xue also talked about Jia Min's participation in the draft, "Your mother's appearance and character are excellent, but she is not very lucky. During the draft, she fell ill and was sent back to Rongguo Mansion."

"Mother participated in the draft when she was young?" Lin Huaiyu was really surprised, not pretending.It was the first time he heard that his mother had participated in the draft.

"That's right, your mother is a lady of the Duke's Mansion. According to regulations, your mother is going to participate in the draft. Unfortunately, your mother's luck is not very good, otherwise your mother is now a noble person in the palace..." Aunt Xue Realizing that he had said something wrong, he quickly said, "I just drank a few sips of wine and started talking nonsense, Brother Huai, don't mind."

"Auntie, I don't mind. However, I think it may be a good thing that my mother did not succeed in the draft, otherwise how could she marry my father?" Lin Huaiyu said, "My mother always said that her being able to marry my father was the happiest thing in her life. matter."

"That's right. Your mother and your father have a very good relationship." Aunt Xue suddenly changed the topic when she said this. "According to the regulations, the children of officials and eunuchs must participate in the draft, and Xiao Daiyu will also participate in the draft in the future."

"My younger sister can't participate." Lin Huaiyu knew about the fact that the children of officials and eunuchs participated in the draft. "My sister is not in good health, so she can't be selected."

"Not being able to participate in the draft is also a good thing." When Aunt Xue said this, her face became heavy. "Participating in the draft is a very troublesome thing. Baochai's participation in the draft this time broke my heart."

coming!

The topic is here!

After hearing all the words Aunt Xue said before are all nonsense, this sentence just now is the key point.

Lin Huaiyu almost guessed what Aunt Xue was up to, but he didn't answer Aunt Xue's words.However, Jia Baoyu accepted the words, and he asked with a puzzled face: "Auntie, didn't Sister Bao pass the primary election? Why are you still worried?"

Aunt Xue didn't wait for Lin Huaiyu to answer, and felt a little disappointed, but fortunately Jia Baoyu answered her words, "Passing the primary election does not mean that Baochai will be selected in the end."

"Sister Bao is good-looking and well-educated, she will definitely be selected." Jia Baoyu comforted Aunt Xue, "Auntie, don't worry."

Qin Zhong echoed Jia Baoyu's words and said: "Auntie, sister Xue is so outstanding, she will definitely be selected."

Aunt Xue loved to hear what Jia Baoyu and the others had to say, and she also wished that her daughter could be selected, but the fact may not be as she wished.

"There are a lot of women participating in this draft, and they are all very good." Aunt Xue said here, with a worried face, "The most important thing is that many of the women participating in this draft are from famous families. In this regard, Bao Chai is not as good as them. It's a pity that our Xue family has nothing to do with the court."

Hearing this, Lin Huaiyu sighed in her heart, it was exactly what he thought.

Aunt Xue glanced at Lin Huaiyu, seeing that he didn't answer her, she couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

"Aunt, isn't eldest sister in the palace?" Jia Baoyu said, "I heard from my mother that elder sister will help elder sister Bao." The elder sister he was talking about was Jia Yuanchun.

"I'm afraid Yuanchun won't be able to help you much." Aunt Xue thought for a while, and said directly to Lin Huaiyu, "Brother Huai, Auntie has something to ask for your help." She didn't want to look down and ask a junior for help, but she didn't either. There is a way.

Lin Huaiyu originally thought that Aunt Xue would continue to detour, but he didn't expect Aunt Xue to lose her composure so quickly and talk to him directly, which surprised him very much.However, from this point, it can be seen that Aunt Xue and the others really have no choice, otherwise they would not have opened this mouth with him.

"Auntie, what can I do for you?"

"Brother Huai, I would like to ask you to come with..." Aunt Xue looked a little embarrassed, to be precise, she was a little hard to say, "Can you tell Lord Ye, please say something nice to Baochai." In a word, Aunt Xue only felt that her old face was burning.

If Master Ye can say something nice for Baochai, then Baochai will definitely be selected.

Lin Huaiyu had guessed Aunt Xue's purpose a long time ago, but now that she heard her say that with her own ears, she still couldn't help but be surprised.

"Aunt, you are..."

"Brother Huai, Aunt really has no choice, otherwise she wouldn't have spoken to you." Aunt Xue felt that she had already spoken, so there was no need to be embarrassed.Today, she was already ready to show her face. "Please tell Mr. Ye. After the matter is completed, I will definitely pay a visit to thank Mr. Ye in person."

"Auntie, it's useless for Uncle Ye to speak well of Miss Xue."

"It's useful." Aunt Xue said hurriedly, "Lord Ye is a second-rank official in the imperial court. His words carry great weight. If he can speak well for Baochai, Baochai will definitely be selected." Lin Huaiyu opened his hands and prayed, "Brother Huai, this draft is very important to Baochai, and it is extremely important to our Xue family. Aunt really can't think of a way, otherwise I won't bother you."

It was not good for Lin Huaiyu to directly refuse when Aunt Xue brought her words up to this point, "Then I will speak to Uncle Ye tomorrow."

Seeing that Lin Huaiyu agreed, Aunt Xue's expression became very excited, she held his hand tightly and said, "Brother Huai, thank you so much, thank you so much, thank you so much."