novelonline Chapter 406 Sister Lin, You Don't Want To
Chapter 406 Sister Lin, You Don't Want To
Chapter 406 Sister Lin, You Don't Want to...
Tian Xiang Lou
Mother Jia stopped talking and laughing, and looked at Jia Heng who had gone and returned after receiving the imperial edict, the excitement on the old face still remained, and asked: "Brother Heng, are you going to open an ancestral hall to worship the ancestors these two days?" , to comfort the ancestors of the Rongning Second Mansion?"
Jia Heng pondered for a moment, and said: "It's a routine transfer, but there is nothing to celebrate, and this is not a promotion, but the entrustment of the military by the Holy One, so it should not be too ostentatious."
The Jingying used to be the private land of the Jia clan, but now it is in the hands of him, the Ningguo clan. If he makes such a publicity, the political enemies hidden in the dark will be called "Jia's army" or something like that.
Even more vicious, or rumors such as "the emperor of the Chen family and the soldiers of the Jia family" spread.
Well, as for "Jia and Chen share the world", it hasn't reached that point yet, and there is no such thing as a grand master or grand tutor, so it's just a joke.
Jiamu nodded, her expression was a bit serious, and she said: "I also think there is something wrong with offering sacrifices to ancestors. Brother Heng knows it well."
Speaking of this, looking at the young man in front of him, he secretly thought, he is young, even if he is happy, he is not frivolous, how does this look like a young man?Even though Daihua and Daishan are so old, they are not so calm.
Thinking deeply, Mother Jia couldn't help but quickly glanced at Mrs. Wang, who looked "as if she was going to the grave", and sighed inwardly.
If there were no men waiting to work outside, what would they be listening to in the backyard?
Why can't Baoyu's mother understand this obvious truth?
Tanchun took courage, raised his handsome face, looked at the young man, and couldn't help but ask: "Brother Heng has received an errand in the Beijing camp now, will he be busier in the future?"
Jia Heng nodded at Tanchun, and said with a smile: "In the future, I will have to trouble the third sister to help me deal with Jiyi's writing."
From the time he took over as the governor of the Beijing camp to the military minister after that, he had to devote his mind to the pacification of the northern captives.
Listening to the young man's soft words, Tanchun gave a soft "hmm", and Yingxiu's bright eyes under the sculpted eyebrows slightly drooped, and her heart couldn't help feeling ashamed.
At this moment, even if they saw Tanchun's faltering manner, they just regarded it as joking between brothers and sisters, and didn't take it seriously.
Jia Mu smiled and said: "The old saying is good, brothers who fight tigers, father and son soldiers in battle, brother Heng, Sanya is capable, and can help you. When Baoyu grows up, your brothers can be as good as you are." At that time, Duke Shihua was the same as Duke Xiaoguo.”
When everyone heard this, their complexions appeared strange.
Sister Feng laughed and said: "The old ancestor is right. I saw those Yun brothers, Chang brothers, and Ling brothers in the clan last time. They were all in the Beijing camp to serve as soldiers. They were all arranged by Brother Heng. It's on."
When Jia's mother heard this, her heart moved, she was a little surprised, she looked at Jia Heng, and asked with a smile: "Is that what you said?
Sister Feng said with a smile: "They are all generals in the Beijing camp, and they are in charge of dozens of people. Originally, they needed to get alms from the mansion for the New Year, but now they seem to be much more self-sufficient, and they are riding tall horses. They are getting better and better. It's over."
The two mansions of the Jia clan, the Ningrong and the Rong clan, would respond to the relatives of the clan who came to beat the autumn breeze, or to ask for alms during the festivals.
For example, in the original book, Jia Zhen received Wu Jinxiao's contribution, so she took out some things and distributed them to the children of the clan. When Jia Qin came to receive them, Jia Zhen said a few words.
Jia Heng picked up the teacup on the side, met Jia's mother's "anticipating" gaze, and said: "Originally, the eighth room in Shenjing, the clan, young children are idle and have nothing to do. Now they are sent to the military camp. No matter what, there is finally a way out."
Yuan Chun agreed: "My family is a family of military exploits, and the younger generations have received the emperor's favor, so they should have entered the Beijing camp to serve the country."
Jia Mu smiled and nodded, and said: "Brother Heng is right, this is the right way to extend the family line and brighten the lintel."
It's just that the mood is unavoidably complicated. Seeing that none of the main branches are very successful, on the contrary, the common branches seem to be gradually prospering.
But in this day and age, it is politically correct to love the clan and educate the children.
Aunt Xue on the side listened, with the same thoughtful look on her face, she looked at Jia Mu, and said with a smile: "Old lady, people often say that there must be Yuqing in a family of good deeds. All the generations have grown up."
Jia Mu smiled and said, "It's also Brother Heng, the patriarch who did a good job."
In the past, the clan didn't think much about this matter, and it is indeed quite different than before.
Baochai listened to the discussion of the people in Tianxianglou, with a gentle and gentle face, silent, just quietly watching the young man who looked forward to flying and lifting weights lightly, his moist almond eyes flickered.
In Tianxiang Tower, all the mothers of Jia were talking and listening to the play.
Jia Heng sat for a while, but didn't stay long, so he went down to Tianxiang Tower and left without mentioning it.
But the joy of the crowd has not dissipated, Jia Mu ordered two more plays, and it was lively for a while. When she was sleepy, surrounded by Sister Feng, Li Wan, Mrs. Wang, and Aunt Xue, she went back to the West Mansion to rest.
The night is as cool as water, the cold wind blows slightly, and a bright moon hangs in the sky, shedding thousands of bright lights, covering the pavilions, terraces and pavilions covered with glazed tiles in the eastern and western provinces with a layer of silver gauze.
As the Lantern Festival approaches, the pavilions, pavilions, corridors and flower walls of the Rongning Second Mansion have been lit one after another, and the whole mansion is shrouded in a festive atmosphere.
And the small courtyard where Daiyu lived also started to get busy in the evening, with the mother-in-law and maids coming in and out with cups, dishes and dishes.
This small courtyard is not far from the Rongqing Hall where Jia's mother lives, and it is very cheap to travel between the two sides.
Zijuan was standing in front of the table with chopsticks, and not far away was a young woman in her twenties, wearing a blue and white jacket and a skirt, who was setting down steaming dishes with two women.
The young woman's hair was tied up in an exquisite bun, her hair was covered with a blue scarf, her clothes were plain, her face was beautiful without any makeup, but her phoenix eyes were narrow and long, her temperament was cold.
It is exactly what Daiyu said, a cook who can cook all kinds of dishes.
The cook put down a small plate, and glanced at the girl who was reading a book at the desk, her brows and eyes were as weak as those of a sick child, and the phoenix eyes under her beautiful eyebrows were also a little bit surprised.
This young lady of the Lin family has a delicate body, like a willow willow, with tears in her eyes, and when she is quiet, she is like a delicate flower shining in the water.
Daiyu was wearing a silver-red chrysanthemum-patterned cross-collared long jacket and a vermilion long skirt. She was sitting sideways in front of the book table, holding a book in Xianxiansu's hand and looking at it. Er Yanran, it is also difficult to see whether she has put on makeup.
The bright eyes of Qiushui under the smoky eyebrows were crystal clear, and they were lifted up suddenly, staring at the candlelight.
Thinking about the scene where the man helped me pick bamboo thorns when I went to pick rabbits that day, before I knew it, it had been a long time.
The so-called smoky eyebrows, according to Cao Xueqin's friend Guo Minzhi's poem, "Looking at the smoky willows from a distance", that is, the willow-leaf eyebrows that are curled but not relaxed.
It is probably an artistic conception of "light as willow smoke, light as fog".
Zijuan put down the wine cup at this moment, looked back at Daiyu who was staring in a daze, stepped forward, and said softly: "Miss, the dishes are all ready, I just asked Xue Yanyan to invite Master Heng to go."
Daiyu put down the book in her hand, turned to look at Zijuan, and said softly: "At this time, it's getting late, brother Heng should come over."
And when the master and servant were talking, they could hear clear voices coming from under the eaves of the courtyard.
Zijuan was overjoyed, and said with a light smile, "Miss, this is Uncle Heng coming."
At this time, Jia Heng handed the lantern he had brought with him to the welcoming woman, and followed the little girl Xueyan to draw the curtain into the hall. The room is spacious and bright as day.
"Master Heng." Zijuan walked around the screen first, with a round face like a red apple, with rosy blood and a sweet smile.
Jia Heng nodded at Zijuan, with a gentle expression, and asked, "Where's my sister?"
At this time, a slender girl flashed behind the screen, her starry eyes under her smoky eyebrows were shining brightly, she looked at the young man, and said with a light smile: "Brother Heng is late, I wonder where I was caught?" It's tied up."
Jia Heng said: "I was fascinated by reading in the study, and made sister Lin wait for a long time."
At this time, the young cook who was preparing the dishes herself, who hadn't left for a while, raised her head slightly, a strange color appeared on her beautiful face, and she glanced at the slender young man, her heart moved slightly.
Zijuan smiled and said, "Master Heng, please sit down."
Then she looked at Daiyu and said softly, "Miss, take the table first, it's time for dinner."
Jia Heng nodded, sat down, and asked, "What has Sister Lin been up to lately?"
Daiyu took advantage of the situation and sat down. At this moment, Lin Dangdang had a gentle and demure demeanor, and said softly, "I'm not busy with anything, I'm just looking for some old books to read to pass the time. Where's Brother Heng?"
Jia Heng said softly: "I'm busy with the Chinese New Year, and there are official duties in the yamen, my sister just saw it too."
Daiyu nodded.
Jia Heng took the teacup, took a sip, then looked at Daiyu, and asked with concern: "Sister Lin, has there been any letter from uncle recently?"
Dai Yuyu paused for a moment, looked at Jia Heng with her bright autumn eyes, and said softly: "A letter came a few years ago, asking about the Chinese New Year. Is there any news about Yangzhou from Brother Heng?"
Jia Heng shook his head lightly, and said: "These days are New Year's Eve, the news exchange is not smooth, right now we just wait and see what happens, wait until the first month is out, and then look at the movement in the south."
Daiyu glanced at Jia Heng with her starry eyes, then moved away immediately, and said with emotion: "I don't know what's going on with my father, but I want to go to Yangzhou and Gusu, and I want to go there too."
She hasn't been back to Yangzhou or Suzhou for many years.
Jia Heng said: "If my sister wants to go, when the weather gets warmer, I will find someone to escort my sister back to her hometown."
When Daiyu heard this, she looked expectantly and said, "Brother Heng will go together then."
At the beginning, this was also the rumor that Jia Heng had revealed that he might go to Yangzhou with Daiyu.
Jia Heng was silent for a while, and said: "I can't say that, I am in charge of the affairs of the Beijing camp, and I am not allowed to leave Beijing unless there is a special order."
When Daiyu heard this, her starry eyes turned sad again.
Zijuan took over the conversation at this time, and said softly: "Girl, let's eat first, and it won't be too late to talk after dinner."
Daiyu also felt a little hungry at this time, so she had to suppress the sudden melancholy in her heart, looked at Jia Heng with starry eyes like autumn water, and said: "Brother Heng, let's eat, the cook has cooked two kinds of dishes. What about Huaiyang cuisine and Suzhou cuisine?"
Jia Heng nodded, cleaned his hands, sat at a round table close to him, picked up his chopsticks, raised his eyes to look at Daiyu opposite, and said softly: "If my sister is in a hurry to go back to her hometown to visit Uncle Lin, I can get someone to escort her."
Daiyu sighed, and said: "Father is in charge of the Yanzheng government in the south, if I go alone, I might let him take care of me distractedly, just wait."
Jia Heng pondered: "Actually, if everything goes well, Uncle Lin returns home with honor, Xu Neng will stay in the capital as an official, then my sister will no longer suffer the pain of separation."
If Lin Ruhai succeeds in reforming the salt industry in Yangzhou, there is a high probability that he will be transferred to the capital as an official.
Daiyu stared at the young man on the opposite side, and said with surprise in her tone: "Brother Heng is serious? Didn't Brother Heng say that father will be hindered by some officials when he rectifies the salt affairs in Yangzhou?"
Jia Heng's face was calm, and he said slowly: "The situation is still unclear now, but rectifying the salt affairs is the general trend of the imperial court, even if there are twists and turns, it will be successful. At that time, Uncle Lin will be transferred back to Beijing no matter what."
When Daiyu heard this, thoughts appeared on her face, and she said softly, "I hope so."
Then, the two picked up the chopsticks and used the food.
Jia Heng called out: "Sister."
As he spoke, he picked up a chopstick of fish meat in a very natural way, put it in Daiyu's bowl, and said, "You can eat more fish meat."
Seeing this, Daiyu blushed slightly, lowered her eyebrows, and said softly, "Thank you Brother Heng."
Jia Heng warned: "My sister will eat more meat dishes in the future, you can see that your arms are quite thin."
As in the past, such words would probably annoy Daiyu, but at this moment...
Daiyu heard the words, but her heart was flustered like never before. She hurriedly glanced at her arm, raised her star eyes, looked at the boy opposite, and said in an uncertain tone: "It's not that detailed."
Jia Heng looked at Daiyu with a swaying demeanor and a soft tone, lost his mind for a moment, and couldn't help but smiled and said: "Look at your sister Bao..."
While speaking, he suddenly felt something was wrong, so he stopped talking.
Daiyu: "..."
Holding a pair of dewy eyes, she looked at Jia Heng whitely, and said in a charming voice: "Brother Heng made fun of Sister Bao, and I will tell her to go when I turn around."
Even though she said so, it was obvious that Daiyu would not tell Baochai the small talk between the two of them.
It's just that I can't help but think about it, Brother Heng...so likes Sister Bao like that.
Jia Heng said softly: "I didn't make fun of her. Sister Lin is at the age of growing tall. Eat more and grow tall. It's always good. Sister Lin, you don't want to grow taller, do you?"
In the original novel of the Red Chamber, Baoyu sees Baochai's arm, which is like a lotus root in snow, and secretly thinks that this arm grows on Sister Lin's body... It can be seen that Daiyu's arms are slender.
Daiyu listened to the young man's words, her starry eyes flickered under her smoldering eyebrows, and said softly: "Then I will listen to Big Brother Heng."
After thinking about it, he carefully picked up a piece of crab meat, put it in Jia Heng's bowl, and said with a light smile, "Brother Heng, you should eat more too."
Jia Heng said "um", eating the food very naturally.
Seeing this scene, Daiyu bit her lower lip, feeling a little embarrassed.
It turned out that she mustered up her courage...
Unknowingly, time flies, the two of them finish their meals and sit by the side drinking tea and talking.
Jia Heng smiled lightly and praised: "Nan Province dishes are indeed delicious."
Daiyu looked at the young man across the way with a happy expression, and she felt a little bit of joy in her heart, and said softly: "I may not have tasted the dishes of my hometown for many years."
While the two were talking, Jia Heng suggested: "Sister, why don't you walk around in the courtyard? To prevent food accumulation."
Daiyu heard the words, thought for a while, and then agreed.
Zijuan laughed and said, "Girl, put on a big cloak and be careful not to catch a cold."
The two of them talked and left the courtyard. They walked slowly along the corridor in the courtyard. The lanterns on the corridor eaves swayed with the wind.
(End of this chapter)