The book is picked up again. It is said that Lin Daiyu returned to Qingtang Shangshu Mansion with Mrs. Zhang and others, and Qinghe, Tan Mama, Wu Yuan's family, and Jin Mama had already learned the news from the Xizhan Garden, and they should clean up the house properly. Lin Daiyu arrived home before sunset, had dinner with Mrs. Zhang, Mrs. Wang, Hong's and others, and returned to the room, all kinds of colors were complete. A few people sat down and talked about everything on Qingliang Mountain for a while, and the Hong family came over to urge Daiyu to go to bed early. So everyone packed up. There are also Qinghe who moved two nine orchids that were warmed through water to the room, because they did not offend the fire, and they became more and more fragrant and quiet. Daiyu couldn't help but look twice. Next to him, Xue Yan asked, "Is it the order of the young master again?" Tan Mama smiled: "There was a post sent with a box." Little hooves don't care about it, it's all the girl's indulgence of you. Saying that, they served Daiyu together and fell asleep. Nothing was said all night.

The next day, Lin Daiyu got up early in the morning, dressed and dressed, and ordered Xue Yan to take the account book, Zijuan to take the key, Qinghe checked the number to open the box, and took a pair of red gold and red treasure plum hairpins, a pair of Nanzhu flower twisted silk bracelets and two pairs of four pairs of rulers prepared earlier, and then passed on the Wu Yuan family and the grandmother Wang Mama, and sent the two of them to the Zhen family, the president of the Tiren Academy, to add makeup to Miss Zhen's congratulations. The two responded, and just as they retreated, Cha Lin Ruhai walked in. When Lin Daiyu saw him coming, she hurriedly dropped the pen and paper in the account book, and sat down in the house. Qingmiao poured fragrant tea, and Daiyu served it to her father. Lin Ruhai ate it, and Fang Xiao asked, "What are you busy with here in the morning?"

Daiyu hurriedly said, and said: "The Zhen family and the maternal grandfather's family are old relatives, and the aunt and grandmother of the maternal grandfather's family married into the Zhen family. and now the old lady in the third room of the Zhen family is the cousin of her grandmother's mother. Although I was young and I didn't see any visitors from outside, I often heard my grandmother mention that I was different from other families. When the eldest lady of her family came out of the cabinet, she thought that her grandmother must have a generous gift to congratulate her. I happen to be in Nanjing now, and by chance, even if I am a whistle for my grandmother and uncles. It's just that this good thing was originally the father who was loyal to the uncle's house, but he taught me not to go to that house to say hello to the Zhen family's sister, so I asked Mama Wang and Mama Wu to go on my behalf, with full courtesy. ”

When Lin Ruhai heard this, he secretly thought about it in his heart, and remembered that Jia Yan, the Duke of Ningguo, did have a sister-in-law who married Zhen He's sibling as his step-family, and there was also Shangshuling Shihou's niece as the daughter-in-law of Zhen He's third son, and she and her mother-in-law were cousins; Thinking of this, Lin Ruhai couldn't help but sigh: "Pity my son, he is so thoughtful at a young age." A hair stroked Daiyu's forehead and cherished her.

Daiyu was shy and coquettish, and snuggled up to her father and said, "Father praises falsely." My daughter didn't think of it anymore, and she never paid attention to it, and she didn't understand anything about it. It's all thanks to the aunt's reminder, and even the objects that add makeup to the Zhen family are all picked up by the aunt with the help of the aunt. ”

Lin Ruhai stroked her back and smiled: "I see." It can be seen that I know people and understand it, and I have a good trust. Your aunt of the Zhang family promised to make a promise, and practiced it without a mistake, saying that she treated Yu'er the same as her own girl, and she really treated her like her own child. ”

Daiyu said: "Auntie treats me very well. ”

Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "In this case, then my father asked you, if you are asked to be a real mother and daughter with your aunt of the Zhang family, is Yu'er willing?"

Daiyu was stunned when she heard this, and then she was happy and asked, "Daddy wants me to recognize my aunt as my godmother, and I will be my goddaughter?" ”

This Lin Ruhai was afraid that his daughter would be shy, so he turned around and asked her slowly, not wanting Lin Daiyu to go all the way to the side, and it was like this to describe the situation, and he felt deeply interesting in his heart, and he couldn't help laughing, and only said: "Silly girl, I'm not talking about this, it's something else." Is Yu'er willing?"

Daiyu wondered: "Another?" suddenly came to her senses, and suddenly her face was red, her ears were as red as blood, and even her snow-white and crystalline neck was flushed with pink. looked at Lin Ruhai again, turned his head in a panic, turned his face away, and muttered: "Daddy is so serious, I won't tell you." As he spoke, he was about to run into the inner room, but Lin Ruhai grabbed his hand with a smile and said, "The most serious thing, where is Yu'er?" Daddy has already told your cousin Zhangjiawang that you will return to your cousin, which is a token to change in front of your eldest uncle's eyes. It's just that I went down the mountain yesterday, and I was busy when I came back, and I had to rest with my energy, so I didn't say much, and I told you today. If you want to wait a little longer, someone will come and congratulate you. ”

When Lin Daiyu heard this, she was shocked, ashamed and ashamed: she was originally a crystal hearted glass person, no matter how smart and clear she was. On that day, everyone on Qingliang Mountain would write, Lin Ruhai copied out everyone's poems and sent them to her, among which the only one made by his own generation was a chapter back, and he knew that his father must have intentions, but he didn't dare to think deeply. I didn't want Lin Ruhai to make such a quick decision, so he was taken aback at first. And her marriage is settled, and the girl thinks about how not to be shy and coquettish. Immediately, he followed his father's words, thought of Hong's and even his cousin Zhang Hui, and felt that there was a lively and unstoppable joy surging up from the depths of his cavity.

However, this Lin Ruhai saw that she bowed her head and said nothing, so she was frightened, stretched out her hand to protect Daiyu in her heart, and sighed: "Sure enough, I'm not good at this." Such a thing should have been talked about by mothers. It's just that this is a major event in your life, and it is also my biggest concern. My father is incompetent, and I don't have to take care of you for the rest of my life - I always have to entrust my Yu'er to a really good family, so I don't have to be wary of taking the first step, and I can go with peace of mind. ”

Lin Daiyuyuan buried her face in his arms, and when she heard the last sentence, she raised her head in a panic and said hurriedly: "Why did Daddy say this again? Obviously, his body has improved, and there is no hindrance! And Grandpa Guan said a long time ago, as long as you stare at taking medicine and resting, you will definitely live a long life and live a long life!"

Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "Good, good, good, it's all according to the good girl Chrysostom." It's just that my father has been watching it for half a year, and you have returned to your cousin with good talents, good conduct, intelligent reading, and knowledge that are rare among your peers; although you are a few years older, unlike your eldest uncle's elephant brother who is the same age as you, it is even more desirable to only grow up to be stable and magnanimous. And your uncle and aunt are also in love, both of them are the most reasonable, gentle and loving, Yu'er went to his house, and he didn't have the grievances of ordinary people anymore. That's why I insisted on making this marriage with your uncle and aunt. But if you really don't like it, tell your daddy. No matter what, I will definitely find a better one for my good girl. ”

Lin Ruhai said on the side, Lin Daiyu became more and more ashamed, only buried her face, and said in a mosquito voice: "Daddy's intentions are good, and his daughter has no land, how can he be willing to work hard for his father......? Whatever you think and decide, it must be the best, and the daughter has nothing to say. ”

When Lin Ruhai heard her say this, he suddenly made up his mind, helped Daiyu to sit down on the begonia stool beside him, and slowly pulled her sideburns with her, and said with a smile: "I really don't have anything else to say, I know that you are good with your aunt." But I don't know how you treat you when you go back to your cousin? Yu'er, don't worry, wait until I'm done--you two are under your nose, who doesn't know if you are courteous to each other? It's just that this matter is up to you for your own good. If you go back to your cousin, you are not a rigid person, if you just treat each other as brothers and sisters, there is no difference at all, but you want to worry me, it is not a good match. ”

Lin Daiyu was relieved at this time: although her father no longer had any restraint and scruples, and the Lin and Zhang families were close relatives and close blood ties, but in the end there was a difference between men and women; it didn't matter if she was casual or not, but if her words were wrong for a while, her father would be wrong, and the impression of "being rude" would be planted in his heart, wouldn't he frame his cousin in vain? And Zhang Hui has always been gentle and elegant, reckless and reckless, and he never taught himself to endure any embarrassment; as for the meticulous and considerate he has always been, he has never seen it before he came from the capital to Yangzhou—— Thinking of this, I can't help but be slightly distracted, but my eyes wander at will, such as the incense burner of Jiulanxiang, the new books on the shelves, the scrolls piled on the table, and the injured mountain turtle in the shallow round flat tank under the corridor.

She was distracted here, but Lin Ruhai next to her only stared at her, seeing her expression, the snow-white face at the beginning of the first year of junior high school was a little flushed, where could she not guess the thoughts of her daughter's family? It's just that these ideas come and go faster. After a short pause, Lin Ruhai straightened out his thoughts, brought a smile back to his face, and with a smile, he took out the pair of grain walls that had been caged for a long time from his sleeve and handed them to Daiyu. Daiyu couldn't guess that it was the Zhang family's Dingli, blushing, twisting her hands, and just avoiding it. Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "If you don't take it, you will let Bai spare my green bamboo pendant." Daiyu took it with shame, and shouted that Qinghe and Zijuan took the mirror and carefully installed the box, locked it with her own hands, and then watched her two put it properly.

At this time, Mama Wu came outside with four housekeepers' daughters-in-law to congratulate Daiyu. Before the ceremony was over, Aunt Chen arrived, and Aunt Qian suffered some cold from the last night on the mountain, and she was afraid that she would not dare to come after illness, so she asked Aunt Chen to congratulate her. Daiyu was both ashamed and happy, Lin Ruhai was even more happy, and simply asked Mama Wu to help greet and take care of Daiyu in the house, and Aunt Chen prepared a purse, gold and silver bills, copper rulers, etc., and only said: "Although it is in a relative's house, there is no need to make a big deal about it, but it is a celebration, and there should be no less." So the garden became lively.

To say that this Lin Hai is the most thoughtful official, the so-called light and meticulous, but if you are attentive, there is nothing you can't think of. Daiyu's marriage was the first important thing in his heart, and he had been thinking about it day and night for more than half a year, and the piles and piles involved, and even the fragmentary support of the needle and thread brain, all of them had to be repeatedly calculated and prepared in advance: Therefore, although in the guest, all kinds of things are incomplete, and at this moment, he will continue to speak, as he should be, and there will be no chaos at all. The three Huang Xing brothers who came to congratulate couldn't help but laugh: "Ruhai is too meticulous - if it is so neat, it is okay to let the niece marry from here now." He congratulated Daiyu again, and then asked Lin Ruhai to take him to the main house to talk and eat tea.

The brothers left, and Mrs. Wang and Hong came over. Daiyu was fine to Mrs. Wang, and when she saw Hong, she didn't open her mouth, she was embarrassed at first, but she couldn't be polite, she only lowered her head to her, and called out: "Auntie." As a result, he taught Hong to hug him, and said happily: "Good boy, good Yu'er! Don't stand, sit, sit down!" Looking at the teacups next to him, the tea in the cups was already old, and he was busy asking the maid to quickly change the tea, and asked Daiyu if he had used dim sum, and asked Bai Wei, who was behind him, to bring the new dim sum to Daiyu to taste. Daiyu also called Zijuan Qinghe to quickly serve fragrant tea, and moved the newly made candied fruit to Hong's.

The two of them were in a hurry, and Mrs. Wang, who was watching from the side, laughed to their feet, and said, "But the two real mothers and sons, their words and actions are the same." Saying that, Daiyu buried her head again and didn't dare to look at people. Hong Shi hurriedly protected and said, "Sister-in-law bullied Lin girl again, I'm annoyed." Mrs. Wang was stunned when she heard this, then laughed, pointed at Hong, and said, "You can protect it! On the other hand, he said to Daiyu: "Don't worry, girl, I'm also happy, I can't help but want to make trouble with your aunt." There are exactly three things that happened to me on this trip. One is to say hello to you, and then talk about other serious etiquette, this will be a little bit of the uncle's heart. The second thing is to ask Miss Lin to come to the room to talk on behalf of the old lady. The third thing is to tell sù a word, go to the Zhongxian Bofu tomorrow, Lin Yatou remember to follow me. Seeing that Lin Daiyu heard the third thing, she immediately raised her head and stared at the Hong family, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but laugh again, and said, "Your aunt is also going." Lin Daiyu blushed and nodded in agreement. The three of them said a few more words, and then got up and went to Mrs. Zhang's room.

As for the upper court, Mrs. Zhang pulled Daiyu and Hong's congratulations again. Mrs. Zhang said: "If your grandmother is there, she sees you leaving the pavilion and the big red sedan chair is back in the door of her house, I really don't know how much joy I should have." "When it comes to emotion, my own family sheds tears first. Everyone hurriedly persuaded them. Mrs. Zhang slowly stopped her tears and smiled: "Sure enough, people are old, and they can enjoy joy and sorrow, and they can't be suppressed at home." He also said, "It's my wife who disturbs the interest of the big guys." When the feast is held in a while, I will punish you with three glasses, and you will not stop me. ”

The feast was ready. Mrs. Zhang asked her granddaughters to share a table with her, that is, the five of the Huang Mansion and Cao Yajing, Lin Daiyu, Mrs. Wang, Hong's, Cui's, and Chai's concubines, and another table was given to Huang Hao's wife Ding's - it is about to give birth, and it is not with others when it is eaten on weekdays. The people sat down in the order of the youngest. After sitting down, Huang Qian smiled and said: "It's a pity that the eldest sister is not in Nanjing, otherwise I would have been invited, and it happened that Sister Lin was sitting next to her." ”

Before others could answer, Huang Wei preemptively shouted "no" and said, "Big sister's family is also side by side with Sister Cao." ”

Everyone laughed: "That's true of age." ”

Huang Wei turned his head to look at Huang Qian. Huang Qian's face turned pale when she saw it, and she said, "What do you see? I made a mistake for a while, and I didn't have to be so proud when I was caught by you." His voice couldn't help but rise.

Huang Rong just lowered her head and wandered her mind before, not knowing what she was thinking, but when she heard it now, she hurriedly persuaded: "Fourth sister, don't worry, sixth sister is not busy talking." Today is a good day for Miss Lin, and we sisters should celebrate together. As soon as he said a word, he suddenly realized that he had made a mistake, although others had nothing else to say, he couldn't help but feel worried in his heart, and only secretly looked at Mrs. Zhang's face.

Mrs. Zhang only glanced at her and smiled slowly: "You sisters want to be good, you want to congratulate you, just do your best, and see what I do?

Lin Daiyu hurriedly got up to thank her, and when she drank it all, her face turned bright and bright, so that everyone couldn't take their eyes off it, and even Mrs. Zhang couldn't speak for a while. I didn't want to listen to Huang Wei muttering to herself, saying, "Sister Lin is so good-looking, it's too cheap to go back to my cousin." "Everyone came back to their senses, don't be funny. Lin Daiyu was ashamed again, and couldn't help laughing, and reached out to twist her mouth: "You little girl, don't you plug that mouth with food!"

After the meal was over, there was a daughter-in-law who led her life, once the two little actors came, they were all around ten years old, and the makeup stopped, and they gave a big salute when they entered the house. Mrs. Zhang looked at Mrs. Wang and the other three with her eyes. Chai Shizao stood up and said with a smile: "It's boring to drink and drink, I think my mother has to listen and watch something." By the way, let's have some fun. ”

Mrs. Zhang nodded and said, "You are thoughtful. So he instructed the two little actors to just choose a festive song to sing, and the result was a mouthful. Mrs. Zhang smiled: "Oh, it's not my fault? and sing a bright and youthful one. ”

The two small ones are slightly paired together, first singing one "Mei Zhan Baihuaoan", and then two. And when they heard this, they all rejoiced. The two were also emboldened, and sang another. Lin Daiyu on the seat heard that it was a fold, and suddenly her face turned red with shame, and her body only moved twice, and she didn't want to be held by Mrs. Zhang next to her, and said with a smile: "Don't worry about Lin girl, let's take the word just to mean a sign." Because he said to the two little actors: "Sure enough, you are a little clever, and you are worthy of the third wife's order." "From the reward, Fang ordered someone to take it down. I also called a group of four female musicians to play, playing the piano, flute, dong flute, and pipa, and I didn't limit what kind of music I played, just fresh and refreshing. The ladies and girls here are drinking and eating freely, talking and having fun, and they have dispersed in the evening - Huang Wei is the only one who is unguarded because she took advantage of everyone's laughter, greedy for two more glasses of wine, and fell drunk on the banquet, Mrs. Zhang let her be carried to her room for placement. The rest went to their respective homes and did not mention it.

Here, the Hong family took Lin Daiyu back to Xizhan Garden. This Daiyu was originally shy, and when she was with Mrs. Zhang and others, she described her behavior as acceptable, but when she went to her own house, she was only in front of the Hong family, and when she thought of the redetermination of her name, she was not only admired and happy, but she couldn't help but have a lot of worries and fears, and she was afraid that she would not do well and let the Hong family down. She has something on her mind, and her hands and feet are restrained to some extent. Hong Shi saw it in his eyes, pondered the reason, and immediately gave birth to a full of pity, and did not say anything, but just watched her change into homely clothes, be served by the maids and eat sobering soup, and said a few words about the wedding of the next day's Zhongxian Bofu, telling sù to settle early tonight, get up two quarters of an hour early tomorrow morning, and so on. Seeing that there was no difference in her care and openness, Daiyu's heart slowly calmed down, and all kinds of reminders and instructions were answered one by one.

As soon as the matter was finished, Hong's was about to leave, and Daiyu sent it to the door, and saw Bai Wei, the big girl beside Hong's side, bringing a mother and carrying a two-layer octagonal rattan basket. followed by a little guy who didn't keep his head, raised his eyes and looked at the two of her, first kowtowed to Hong's head, and then called Daiyu Qian'er to say goodbye, and then held an envelope in both hands and looked back and forth on the faces of the two. Hong couldn't help but laugh and said, "Why don't you say something quickly?" such a little monkey can pretend to be a child and beg for a beating!" The little guy was so anxious that he knelt down and said, "Big grandma is less guilty." It was the young master who asked him to send a bowl of honey, a bowl of yogurt, and two green-skinned grapefruit to Miss Lin. The usage is written on paper, and the sisters in the house are asked to make it according to the method. As she spoke, Daiyu's face immediately turned red. Hong said: "In this case, don't send things in quickly!" and asked Daiyu to stay, and he smiled all the way to the courtyard next to his house.

Daiyu returned to the house, sat down for a moment, and then picked up the envelope to see, and saw that it was a folded piece of notepaper, writing honey, yogurt, and the dosage of hangover, and there was a grapefruit peel and juice to take its aroma to help calm the nerves after drinking. Daiyu hurriedly asked the snow goose to temporarily extinguish the nine orchids in various parts of the house, Qinghe made the grapefruit skin into small pieces of one inch square, and ordered Zijuan to open the box, take out a set of sixteen gold-edged six-petal plum blossom glass bowls, and put the grapefruit peel piece by piece: "I think my father must have to eat and drink today." "Let Mama Tan send eight bowls to Lin Ruhai's house. After a while, Mama came back and said, "The master also got it." It's just that the front seat has not yet dispersed, and there is no hurry in the house. Uncle Wu asked my family to tell the girl to rest assured, and said that sure enough, the girl's method was exquisite and ingenious. Lin Daiyu smiled and said that she was tired, and asked Mama Tan and the maid and daughter-in-law who were waiting outside to disperse, and then called Zijuan to the shelf next to the bookcase to take the luodian inlaid peony and colorful phoenix ebony square box with concentric locks. When the box was fetched, when Daiyu opened it, she suddenly found that it was already half a small one--but it was the pen and ink of the chapter since she returned to Yangzhou in May, from talking about her father's illness to telling herself to maintain it, from the remarks of books and objects to the opinions of poems and articles, most of them are only one or two lines and three or four sentences today, but they are stacked one by one, and they already have a thickness weight in their hands. Daiyu couldn't help but be stunned for a while, and then Fang put the letterhead in place, locked the box, and relocated it to the shelf. Zijuan and Qinghe serve and freshen up and sleep without mentioning.

Early the next morning, Lin Daiyu got up, changed her clothes, and Mrs. Wang came over to go to Zhongxian Bo's Mansion with her. Mrs. Wang told Sù Daiyu in the car: "Your aunt and your uncle will leave later." The old lady always arrived there near noon. He also said, "I don't have any exquisite garden scenery in my house, only two stone boats are made in the shape of a big ship drilled by the navy." If Yu'er doesn't dislike it, we just go there to play in the morning before the guests arrive. Daiyu looked forward to it.

Sure enough, when she arrived at Zhongxian Bo's mansion and saw Mrs. Zhongxian Bo and Bo, Mrs. Wang took Daiyu to the garden. It wasn't until the guests arrived outside that the second wife of the house hurriedly sent someone to the front to help sit in the hospital, and Mrs. Wang returned to the upper courtyard with Daiyu and met the guests and their relatives one by one. Everyone in the hall may have one or two people who know Lin Daiyu, but most of them have never met, and some people know that Mrs. Wang has a twelve or thirteen-year-old concubine under her knees, and they can't help but look at it when they see that Mrs. Wang is holding a girl tightly;

Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "Sure enough, her father just decided a few days ago to be a parent, and it is our old lady's maiden nephew." This is also out to help his cousin entertain guests. ”

Hearing this, the second wife of Bofu, Wen Shi, hurriedly asked, "But the Zhang family is back to brother?" Mrs. Wang said yes. Mrs. Wen hurriedly pulled Daiyu over, and while scolding Mrs. Wang: "You didn't say it earlier, didn't you call me rude?" while wiping a pair of mutton fat jade bracelets from her wrist to Daiyu, and said: "I don't have to prepare a congratulatory gift, the good boy has the right to take it, I just remember to blame your aunt at home." ”

When Mrs. Zhongxian heard this, she was also busy preparing for the gift, and pulled out the hairpin with red treasure and gold phoenix beads on her head: "Although it is an old product, it can barely be made after one or two years." "There was a commotion and a lot of joy in the house.

Although Lin Daiyu had already been instructed by Mrs. Wang and Hong, she was embarrassed and embarrassed, so she found an excuse to go to the inner hall, and did not come out again until she heard that Hong's had arrived, and followed Mrs. Wang and Hong's side again. After a while, it was reported that the eldest wife and the third wife of Gu Ge's hometown came to the mansion to congratulate her, and Daiyu looked at Hong's surprise and said, "Why is she here?" Sure enough, it was Gu Chong's wife Fan, who said goodbye to Mrs. Zhongxian and Mrs. Wen, and went straight to Hong's side. When Hong and her sister saw each other, they were happy, but they felt that Fan's expression was different, and his eyebrows and eyes were full of worry and haggardness. I just saw his brother at the gate, and I should talk to him with my lord. Hong became more and more suspicious. However, I listened to the sound of gongs and drums in front of me, and then I started to play carefully, but it was the official sedan chair of the loyal Bofu to the Zhen Mansion to pick up relatives, and the ladies here were also led to watch the ceremony by Mrs. Bo and Mrs. Wen. Mrs. Wang came to save the Hong family, and the Fan family also had a husband's sister-in-law over there. The two of them didn't talk much, but compared a "no big deal later" gesture, and divided into two groups.

After that, the two had their own entertainment, and even the Wang and Zhen families did not have time to talk deeply. Fan only left a sentence "See you tomorrow in Qingtang Shangshu Mansion". And here, after the Hong family and Mrs. Wang and others returned to the house together, Daiyu was settled in the Xizhan Garden, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt that something was wrong, so they sent the little maid to the front to see if Zhang Wang and the others had returned to the house, and if they returned to the house, they immediately went to the residence of the Xizhan Garden to talk. Xiao Wufei also went around, and came back to report that Zhang Wang, Zhang You, and Zhang Huiju had returned home, and at this moment they were talking with Huang Xing, Lin Hai and Gu Chong in the front yard study behind closed doors. Hong knew that something must be wrong, so he simply picked up the lamp to make tea, and went to the small kitchen to prepare two snacks. Sure enough, Zhang Wang returned at midnight, and the first thing he said when he returned to the house was: "You'er asks to marry Fan Cheng's only daughter, and now Xie Chong and Xie Zhun brothers are Baoshan, and Gu Wenling and his wife are female matchmakers, and this matter must be settled within three days-what do you have to say?"

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The thirty-eighth chapter of the text.