The Red Mansions

Chapter 927 Lin Ruhai: How old was Yu'er last year?

Chapter 927 Lin Ruhai: How old was Yu'er last year?

In the 16th year of Chongping, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it was the annual Shangyuan Festival. The crowds in Shenjing City were bustling, and the shops on both sides of the street were decorated with lights and festoons, creating a peaceful and noisy scene. A hidden crisis is brewing.

Ningguo Mansion, back house

On the embroidered couch surrounded by curtains, Jia Heng woke up and turned around, looking at Qin Keqing who was at the side, looking at the peaceful and tranquil jade face, he couldn't help feeling a sense of peace in his heart.

Jia Heng lifted the quilt carefully, found the clothes from the wooden shelf beside him, and put on his clothes.

After a lot of tossing last night, that is to say, relying on youth and a short CD period, this is the only way to keep going.

Qin Keqing let out a soft "wow" in her nostrils, seeing the baby's rosy charm on her pink cheeks, her eyelashes fluttered a few times, her beautiful eyes glistened, she looked at Jia Heng, her soft voice was soft and sweet, and she yelled like swallows In general, said: "husband, are you awake?"

Jia Heng said: "You were very tired yesterday, why don't you sleep more."

Qin Keqing's eyes were as bright as water, and she said softly, "Husband, then go and do your work."

As he said, he hid his head under the quilt, and soon fell asleep with a sweet face on his face.

Husband will be with other sisters later, so she should sleep more.

Grand View Garden, Xiaoxiang Pavilion

Daiyu just woke up, washed up under Zijuan's service, and put on makeup in front of the mirror. The petite face on the mirror saw the laziness after waking up.

A girl who is about the age of Jin, wearing a pair of skirts with a pink white background and a gold collar, and a blue and white small dress inside, her hair is tied into a bun, and her beautiful face seems to be smoky.

"It's Lantern Festival today, did Sister Bao say what's going on?" Daiyu's starry eyes were bright, and she turned to ask Zijuan who was combing her hair.

Zijuan smiled lightly and said, "It is said that Lian's second grandmother has made arrangements, and the master will come here again today."

Daiyu picked up the red lip paper, printed it on her lips, and asked: "Elder brother Erheng went to the palace yesterday, did you come back last night?"

Zijuan said softly: "It seems to be back, I will let Xueyan come to the mansion to ask later."

While talking, Zijuan took a phoenix hairpin from the brocade box, pinned it between Daiyu's hair bun, looked at the delicate and picturesque face in the bronze mirror, smiled and praised: "Girl is long!" At one year old, the color is getting better and better."

Daiyu blushed, and said: "How can it be, it can't be compared with the white and fat ones born by other people, and it can't be compared with the beautiful and beautiful people of other people."

Zicuckoo: "..."

Who is the fat one?Who is this beautiful country?

"Is sister Lin in the house?" At this moment, Jia Heng's voice came from under the eaves outside the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

Hearing the familiar voice, Daiyu felt a little happy, got up, looked around, and saw the boy in the python suit entering the hall.

Jia Heng walked around the screen, looked at the girl who looked like a tree of peach blossoms, and said softly, "Sister Lin just got up?"

"Just about to talk about eating, it's not long before dawn." Daiyu moved closer, pursed her pink lips, looked at the young man with starry eyes, and said, "Did Brother Heng eat?"

Jia Heng approached, took Daiyu's slender hand, and said: "Not yet, let's eat some together later."

After thinking for a while, he said softly, "Uncle Lin will come over today, and the two of us will meet later."

In fact, he felt that maybe he could show Lin Ruhai's cards. If he and Daiyu have been secretly in love, don't let Lin Ruhai's colleague's son ask for Daiyu to marry him.

Daiyu's starry eyes under her willow eyebrows blinked, her heart throbbed, and she said in a trembling voice, "What do I have to say to find my father?"

Jia Heng took the girl's plain hand and said: "Tell me about my sister's marriage, and our two things."

"Yeah." Daiyu's heart beat wildly, and she said softly, "Brother Heng, isn't it too early?"

Jia Heng smiled lightly, and said, "Give uncle a break in advance, so my sister won't have someone come to propose marriage in the past two years."

Daiyu Mingli blushed slightly, said "Yes", and said, "Then I'll listen to Big Brother Heng."

Jia Heng put his arms around the girl's shaved shoulders, sat down on the embroidered pier beside him, and said: "I haven't had breakfast yet, I'm a little hungry now."

Then he ordered Zicuckoo, and said, "Go and tell the back kitchen to prepare some food."

Zicuckoo hurriedly responded, and then went busy.

Jia Heng looked at the pretty girl and said softly, "My sister is one year older."

Daiyu lowered her head and said softly, "Hmm."

But seeing that young man approaching, the familiar feeling of tenderness came over, followed by the intrusion of a foreign object.

Daiyu's starry eyes are shining, soft and full of light, her heart is sweet, but she said coquettishly: "If I let Dad know that Big Brother Heng bullies me like this, I don't know how to find Big Brother Heng to settle the score."

Jia Heng smiled lightly, hugged Daiyu into his arms, and said in a low voice: "Not necessarily, maybe even forced marriage."

Daiyu's cheeks were slightly red, she pursed her pink lips, and said, "Brother Heng, after the Lantern Festival, do you still want to go out?"

Jia Heng said: "Well, it's just two or three days, after today's Lantern Festival, tomorrow will be busy again."

I don't have much time to spend with Daiyu who is a little sensitive. It's not that I'm tired and I want to give "Just Because" a vacation, but that things in the north don't wait for anyone.

After the beginning of spring, there must be movement on the grassland, and from raising troops in Shenjing to preparing food and grass, all these preparations must be carried out.

Under Daiyu's beautiful eyebrows, her bright starry eyes seemed to be condensed, and she looked at the young man with a smile, and said, "Brother Heng has been really busy this year, can you take a rest in the first half of this year?"

Jia Heng smiled lightly, and said: "Not long, I have to go to a distant place again."

Daiyu was startled when she heard this, and said in amazement, "Why is Brother Heng leaving again?"

Jia Heng actually mentioned this matter to Dai Yu earlier, but Dai Yu never thought Jia Heng was so urgent.

This just came back and went out again.

After Jia Heng briefly narrated the story of the grassland, he gently took Xian Xiansu's hand, pinched the defense, and said: "The situation is getting more and more serious, almost a critical moment, this time I came here to talk to my sister alone, and I will be too busy tomorrow. coming."

As she said, she hugged Daiyu into her arms, leaned close to Daiyu's curled strand of hair, and said softly, "Sister, let me take a look at the sheep talisman."

Compared with Baochai and Baoqin, who are plump and swan like big white geese, Daiyu, who is petite, feels stronger when she is held in her arms.

Daiyu blushed like a rosy rosy face, and said angrily, "Brother Heng, you just like to make trouble."

Jia Heng came close to Daiyu's ear and whispered: "I haven't hugged my sister for a while, I really panic."

Daiyu listened to the sweet words in her ears, her delicate body trembled slightly, she hummed lightly, and pursed her pink lips.

Is he so obsessed with her body?

"Did Brother Heng and Sister Qin say they are leaving?" Daiyu said in a low voice with pink cheeks and a soft snort.

"I told her yesterday that after the Lantern Festival today, I will be busy again." Jia Heng gently grasped the sheep talisman.

As another year passed, Daiyu, who was originally in the cardamom age, had indeed grown up, and a girl of this age had grown up fast.

Daiyu was in Jia Heng's arms at the moment, her cheeks were as red as rouge, she felt the strangeness in Xiao Yangqiong's nose, her delicate body trembled continuously, and she whispered: "Brother Heng, don't...don't make trouble."

Why is Brother Heng so fond of him?

Jia Heng kissed Daiyu's cheek and said, "Yes."

As he said, he touched the girl's lips, and the crimson pearl fairy grass was quite spiritual, and he learned things quickly.

After a while, Daiyu's starry eyes were full of autumn waves like water, her jade face was as red as the sunset glow, and she said angrily, "You made all the rouge I just put on."

Jia Heng said: "I will paint it later."

"Master, Miss, breakfast is ready." At this moment, Zijuan's voice came through the tassel bead curtain that hung like rain.

Jia Heng stared at Dai Yu, smiled lightly and said, "Okay, sister, let's have breakfast together."

Daiyu said that he would not let him play around, but if the matter of forming a habit didn't happen like this, she might be worrying about gains and losses again, and feel that he doesn't like her anymore.

Daiyu gave a soft "hmm", then quickly straightened her clothes, looked at Jia Heng who was holding chopsticks, and said, "Brother Heng, wash your hands too."

Jia Heng said softly: "My sister is spotless, I don't dislike it."

Daiyu gave Jia Heng a blank look, sat down, picked up the chopsticks, looked at Jia Heng, and said, "Brother Heng went to Jiangnan for business, did it go well?"

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then said with a smile: "It's going well, it's not a big deal, all the errands over there are done."

Daiyu said: "I heard from Sister Bao that this time it's not like the last time I went south to mobilize the teachers and mobilize the crowd."

Jia Heng said: "Yes, time was wasted on the road instead."

Daiyu looked at the young man, and said softly, "Brother Heng, when you go to the north to fight, you have to be careful. I... Sister Bao and I are waiting for you at home."

Jia Heng said: "Yes."

Surprised, since Baochai was mentioned, the relationship between the two is so good?

The two ate breakfast, then rinsed their mouths, and came to the desk again to drink tea and talk.

Jia Heng picked up a book on the desk and asked, "Sister, what's this about?"

I'm going to see Lin Ruhai later, and it's not easy to wait on Daiyu, the two of them can only chat casually.

"Didn't you open the Plum Blossom Poetry Club not long ago, and wrote a few poems." Daiyu said with a light smile, sitting aside.

Jia Heng smiled and said: "I haven't met it, you guys just have fun."

At this time, Zijuan was holding the teapot, poured tea for the two of them, and said: "Master, Second Master Bao heard from Miss Yun that he opened a poetry club and wrote two poems, and asked Miss Yun to let the girls in the garden taste it. Woolen cloth."

Since the completion of the Grand View Garden, Baoyu often looked at it with tears and was depressed. Hearing that there was a Plum Blossom Poetry Club in the garden, he also responded with a song.

Jia Heng held Daiyu in his arms, shepherded the lamb, and said, "Baoyu, hasn't he gone to school yet?"

In the past he didn't want to ask Baoyu much, but now holding Daiyu in his arms, asking Baoyu, um, it's a little weird.

Holding Jia Heng's hand, Daiyu felt a strangeness under her skirt, and there was a touch of shame on her pretty face.

Zijuan blushed and said softly: "The old lady said to stay in the mansion for a few more days."

Jia Heng gave a soft "hmm" and said, "He is not young anymore, so it's time for him to take the imperial examination."

At half an hour, Jia Heng and Dai Yu leaned sideways, and heard the servant girl's report from the outside, Lin Ruhai came, and they were waiting in the front hall of Ningguo Mansion.

Jia Heng said softly: "Sister, follow me to see Uncle."

Daiyu responded, straightened her skirts, the blush on her cheeks did not fade, and followed Jia Heng towards the front hall of Ningguo Mansion.

Ningguo Mansion, in the front hall

Lin Ruhai was sitting on a pear wood chair next to him, sipping tea, his face was elegant, and his complexion was much rosier than when he first came to the capital.

I went to the Ministry of Households yesterday, and met with Bachelor Qi of the Ministry of Households, and I probably have some understanding of the financial situation of the big man.

In a word, neither good nor bad.

Originally, based on the disaster situation in the northern provinces, the household department has long been unable to make ends meet and has been in deficit for years, but since last year, the household department's treasury has gradually become richer due to the gold and silver floating wealth collected from various methods and the reform of the salt law.

"If it wasn't for Ziyu's efforts to promote sweet potatoes and explore mines this year, I'm afraid it would be difficult to see the money, food and financial use of the household department." Lin Ruhai put down the teacup, thinking.

But at this moment, the sound of light footsteps came, Lin Ruhai put down the teacup, looked around, and saw Jia Heng and his daughter coming in from the outside.

"Uncle.", "Daddy."

Jia Heng and Dai Yu saluted Lin Ruhai and said.

Lin Ruhai smiled profusely and said, "Ziyu, Yu'er, you are here."

Looking at it at this moment, for some reason, it seems a little weird.

Jia Heng and Dai Yu sat down on a small table not far away, and chatted with Lin Ruhai.

"Originally, my sister and I said to visit my uncle at the house, but I didn't want my uncle to come here by himself." Jia Heng said with a smile.

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "Today is the Lantern Festival. The old lady posted a post and came here to be lively. There is also this festival to be celebrated in the next few years. In a few days, all the yamen in Beijing will be busy again. If you want to visit, then It's running out of time."

Jia Heng asked again: "Is my uncle still used to being in the household department?"

"I'm used to it, the office affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs are similar to those of the Yanyuan Yamen." Lin Ruhai nodded and smiled.

Jia Heng said: "That's good. Now that the court is in turmoil, it needs the painstaking efforts of capable ministers and officials like my uncle."

As he spoke, he smiled and invited: "Uncle, this is not a place to talk, you can go to Cong Lvtang to talk first."

Lin Ruhai nodded, surprised in his heart, guessing that Jia Hengxu had some court affairs to talk to alone, and it happened that he also had some court affairs to ask.

Therefore, he followed Jia Heng towards Cong Lvtang.

The two sat on the kang couch, facing each other across a small table, Daiyu lifted the teapot and poured tea for the two of them, her eyebrows were lowered, but her heart was already extremely anxious.

Lin Ruhai's gentle eyes fell on the young man's face, and he asked, "Ziyu, the current political situation in Beijing, China and North Korea is really weird. The cabinet minister is still pending, and the governor of Liangjiang, Shen Fang, was relegated first. Ziyu often accompanies the emperor, but Do you know why?"

Jia Heng said: "I don't quite understand the emperor's mind on this matter, but I do know the reason for Shen Bing's relegation."

"Oh?" Lin Ruhai's face was surprised, her face changed after plastic surgery, and her eyes were inquiring.

Jia Heng said: "The one who impeached Shen Bing was someone from inside Zhejiang Province, Zhang Yongchuan, the former governor of Jiangnan, who refused to accept Shen Bing's greed, cruelty and stupidity, so he sought someone to impeach him."

After Jiangnan was divided into provinces, the power of the former Jiangnan governor Zhang Yongchuan shrank significantly.

Lin Ruhai suddenly said after hearing the words: "That's right, why is it so strange? I have seen Zhang Yongchuan, the governor of the south of the Yangtze River, and he is a man who cares about the country and the world."

After all, he is a Jinshi of the two ranks, and he has been an official in the Jianghuai area for many years, so he knows a lot about some high-level officials in Jiangnan.

Jia Heng nodded, and said: "As for the head of the cabinet, Sacred Heart has other plans."

Lin Ruhai nodded, and said: "The wisdom of the Holy One is far beyond ordinary people. Such a delay is very meaningful."

Daiyu looked at the two, her starry eyes blinked, one was her father, the other was her lover, holding up the poured tea cup, handed it to Lin Ruhai with both hands, and said softly: "Daddy, drink tea."

Lin Ruhai took it with a smile, looked at her well-behaved and sensible girl, and said with a smile: "Yu'er is also a big girl, and she is more and more sensible."

Daiyu said shyly, "Daddy."

Jia Heng took a sip of tea and said softly, "Actually, I want to ask my uncle for his opinion on something."

He was also a little embarrassed to tell Lin Ruhai, but if he didn't say it, it would be embarrassing for Lin Ruhai to find out.

Lin Ruhai turned to look at the boy, and asked seriously: "Zi Yu is so serious, but what's the matter?"

Could it be a military and national event above the court?

Jia Heng glanced at Daiyu, and pondered: "It's Sister Lin's marriage. I think Sister Lin is not too young and has reached the age of marriage. I don't know what uncle is planning?"

When Daiyu heard this, she lowered her head and sat on the embroidered pier beside her.

Lin Ruhai was stunned for a moment, and looked at his daughter, but saw that her daughter's cheeks were glowing like a rosy glow, obviously she couldn't hold back her shame.

"Ziyu, Yu'er is about to reach the age of Ji." Lin Ruhai nodded and said, looking at Jia Heng curiously, and said, "Could it be that Ziyu is going to be a matchmaker for Yu'er."

Because Jia Heng is the head of the Jia family, if he wants to be a matchmaker for Daiyu, such as getting married, then Lin Ruhai must think carefully.

Jia Heng considered his words and said: "To tell you the truth, Uncle, I agree with Sister Lin, can Uncle allow Sister Lin to me?"

In the end, I also felt that these words were a bit outrageous, not to mention his status as the chief minister, but just how old Daiyu was, well, the age of marriage at this time should be earlier.

Lin Ruhai: "???"

No, what's the situation?Did he hear wrong?Ziyu is asking to marry Yu'er, but isn't Ziyu already married?

At this time, Daiyu shyly said: "Father, Brother Heng and I are in love with each other, and I ask Daddy to make it happen."

Lin Ruhai saw the two people who were singing together, why didn't he understand why, his brows were tightly furrowed, his eyes lingered on the two of them, and he asked, "Ziyu, what's going on? You and Yu'er... when did this happen?" ?”

Could it be that the two children have already decided for life privately?But when did this happen?

At this time, Jia Heng took Daiyu's plain hand, looked at Lin Ruhai, and said softly: "Uncle, when I went south last year, I quelled the chaos and lived in Jinling. At that time, sister Lin supported each other and grew up. Affection."

Lin Ruhai looked at Jia Heng and said, "Ziyu, Yu'er is still young, don't you already have a regular wife?"

Can a daughter be a concubine?If she is to be a concubine for Ziyu, it doesn't seem to be...

But looking at the intimacy between the two, his eyes fell on the holding hands, is this already the case?

"Daddy." Daiyu called out softly as Jia Heng held her hand in front of her father, her face flushed and her heart filled with shame and joy.

"You two..." Lin Ruhai had complicated thoughts, and finally gave a wry smile.

This daughter of her own family clearly tied her heart to Ziyu, that is to say, Ziyu was married, if she hadn't married yet, it would be appropriate to be his son-in-law, but she happened to have a regular wife.

"Daddy, Big Brother Heng and I are...we are in love with each other." Daiyu said with a blushing face, biting her cherry lips with her white teeth, and said in a voice like a mosquito.

Jia Heng said softly: "Uncle, this is what I think about my sister's status. When I have merit, I will ask the palace to give her a marriage. If I have a child in the future, if it is a boy whose surname is Lin, I will be in front of my uncle." Be filial and pass on the incense of the Lin family."

If he wasn't a first-class Marquis of Wu, the minister of military affairs, Lin Ruhai's face would have changed drastically and he would have left in a huff when he just said that he and Daiyu had made a private decision for life.

But in today's position, many things are actually not a problem.

Daiyu's cheeks were as red as blood at this moment, she was so ashamed that she couldn't restrain herself, the gorgeous red glow stretched all the way to her earlobe, she was so small, how could she have a baby?

Lin Ruhai: "..."

His heart skipped a beat, and he looked at the boy in disbelief.

He has no sons under his knees, and he has worked so hard for the salt business all these years, and his body has been hurt at the root, no matter how difficult it is, and the Lin family's incense has no one to continue, Zi Yu is willing to adopt Yu'er's child to the Lin family.

This, is this true?

Moreover, he begged the emperor to give him a marriage. Given how favored the young man was in front of the emperor, I am afraid that with his merits, Yu'er could really become his wife, and it would become a good story to stop the world from talking about it.

Jia Heng's eyes were firm, and he said in a clear voice: "Sister Lin and I love each other, support each other, and I hope my uncle will be successful."

Jia Heng is holding Daiyu's hand at this moment, for some reason, suddenly there is an unspeakable agitation, this is her lover, begging her father to marry her.

Lin Ruhai's eyes were complicated, and he sighed and said with emotion: "You and Yu'er are so hard to hide from me."

No, how old was Yu'er last year?Ziyu just...

I don't know what it feels like.

Jia Heng said softly: "It's not intentional to hide from Uncle, it's just that there were so many things last year, I didn't have time to tell Uncle."

At that time, he was not the first-class Marquis Wu, hadn't defeated Jurchen yet, and maybe he didn't have that much confidence, but now it's different, he captured Duduo alive, and he is also a minister in charge of the privy, and he is famous all over the world.

But Daiyu was only wronged for a while, and it is still feasible to marry her as a regular wife in the future.

Daiyu raised her starry eyes, stared at her father, and said, "Daddy, do you agree?"

Don't let Brother Heng work hard alone.

"At this point, what can I do if I don't agree? I know your temperament." Lin Ruhai looked at his daughter, not knowing what it was like.

Yesterday, I felt that my daughter had grown up, and in the end, she was married to someone for life.

Forget it, it's okay for Yu'er to follow Ziyu, the great man has been in the country for a hundred years, and there is no such outstanding young and handsome man as Ziyu.

Jia Heng paused, picked up the teacup, and said, "Thank you Uncle for fulfilling the task. I will offer tea instead of wine to Uncle."

The reason why he chose to tell Lin Ruhai at this moment was not only to make an early decision on his marriage with Daiyu, but also to prevent Jiamu from telling Lin Ruhai with Baoyu in the future, and also to further win over Lin Ruhai.

He was fighting in the front, and money and food in the rear could not be separated from the household department, and Lin Ruhai was an out-and-out civil servant.

Lin Ruhai looked at the young man and said, "Yu'er grew up in Shenjing. I haven't watched her grow up these years. I wanted to make up for it. Ziyu, you have to take good care of him in the future."

"Uncle, don't worry, I will try my best to find out about sister Lin's status." Jia Heng nodded and said.

Lin Ruhai said warmly: "Ziyu, I'm not worried about you, it's just..."

He has some words to remind, his own daughter is entrusted to the boy in front of him at such a young age, don't the two young people...

Yu'er's mother was supposed to say these things, alas, Yu'er's mother left early.

In fact, apart from already having a regular wife, Ziyu was already a minister in charge of the prime minister just because of his young age, and he was indeed a rare son-in-law.

Daiyu lifted the teapot from the side and refilled another cup for the two, sweetness and joy intertwined deep in her heart.

Her marriage is settled, and she doesn't have to worry about anything anymore.

And now that she has a father to make decisions for her, he dare not admit it in the future, hum.

Jia Heng held Daiyu's hand and said softly, "Uncle, don't worry, I will take good care of Sister Lin."

Lin Ruhai nodded and didn't say much.

(End of this chapter)