Lin Zhixuan looked at Lin Ruoxuan's happy appearance, she had a lot more aura and vitality than when she was in the Lin Mansion, Lin Zhixuan was happy for her on the one hand, and distressed for her on the other.

She has been in the Lin family since she was a child, and in addition to being cautious, no elder can teach her how to behave in the world and teach her rules and etiquette. Lin Ruoxuan has always lived humbly, what she is best at is to observe words and looks, see people and hearts, who is good to her and who is not good to her, she can see it more clearly than ordinary people.

Lin Ruoxuan said with a smile: "The old lady really feels sorry for me. ”

Lin Zhixuan listened, the corners of her mouth were also smiling, but her eyes were sour: "Yes, I see that the eldest wife and the third wife are also very good to you." ”

Lin Ruoxuan listened to Lin Zhixuan's words, the sparkling joy in her eyes decreased a little, and she only smiled lightly and said, "Yes, the eldest wife and the third wife are also very good." ”

Lin Zhixuan looked at Lin Ruoxuan's expression but was surprised: "What's wrong?

Lin Ruoxuan hurriedly said: "Don't think about it, they naturally treat me very well, the eldest lady herself is a gentle and virtuous person, looking at us juniors, she loves all of them." The third lady is very enthusiastic and thinks about everything very thoughtfully. ”

Lin Zhixuan listened to Lin Ruoxuan's words, and also understood a general idea, the eldest lady is generous and kind by nature, and treats everyone equally, the third wife seems to be competitive and likes to make a brilliant living in front of the old lady, but it is good for Lin Ruoxuan anyway. And the old lady thinks that she has a preference for Lin Ruoxuan.

Lin Zhixuan listened to Lin Ruoxuan chatter with her a lot, and no longer seemed to be cowering and taciturn in the Lin Mansion, thinking that it was all trained by the old lady.

Lin Zhixuan also asked Qiu Ju to take out the gifts she had prepared for Lin Ruoxuan and the child in her belly when she was free at home, as well as a few delicate little clothes, as soon as she talked about children, Lin Ruoxuan and Lin Zhixuan seemed to have endless words, guessing men and women, talking about fat and thin, and somehow it was time for dinner.

Lin Ruoxuan's personal maid Lu Lan came in and mentioned the hour, and it was time to prepare to go to Fushoutang for dinner.

Lin Zhixuan and Lin Ruoxuan got up to change their clothes.

Lin Zhixuan looked at Lu Lan very well, Lin Ruoxuan smiled and said: "Originally, she was serving the old lady, but later the old lady pointed her out to me." ”

Lin Zhixuan and Lin Ruoxuan went to Fushoutang together, lit up the lamp at night and made the room more and more splendid, Fushoutang is a five-bay room, the main hall has a sandalwood warped head case, in front of the case there is a red sandalwood three-sided screen Maitreya couch, a small mahogany bed table is placed on it, and there is a tea set and fresh fruit on it. There are four Taishi chairs on both sides.

Now the eldest lord of the Li family, the third lord and the old lady have all gone home from the court, and the eldest lord and the third master have already come, waiting for the old lady to change clothes in the east room.

When Lin Zhixuan came, Lin Jiahong had already come, and he was also talking with the eldest master's son Li Qi, Li Qin, the third master's son Li Qiu and Liang Jingzhi.

Lin Zhixuan only glanced at it roughly, and saw a square table with sour branch wood carvings and legs in the east room, with two rosewood inlaid enamel armchairs on both sides, and red lacquered luodian and multi-baoge on each side.

Lin Zhixuan didn't dare to take a closer look, so Lin Ruoxuan led her to the west room where the female dependents were waiting. I saw that there was a red sandalwood frame on the north wall of the west room, on which a small interlude screen and all kinds of treasures were placed, and a red sandalwood carved rope pattern arched square table was placed in front of the case, and the red sandalwood carved American flower armchairs were on both sides, and the eldest wife and the third wife that Lin Zhixuan had seen when she came had not yet come, but there were three grandmothers sitting on the armchair, and Lin Ruoxuan had always come to several grandmothers at home to introduce Lin Zhixuan.

Lin Zhixuan met Li Qi, Li Qin and Li Qiu's wives Huang, Meng and Sun one by one. Huang and Meng looked at everyone's beautiful appearance, and greeted Lin Zhixuan lukewarmly, then sat down and continued to drink their tea.

But Huang's maid gave her not tea, but sour plum soup.

Sun looked at Lin Zhixuan but liked it, stepped forward and took Lin Zhixuan's hand and praised Lin Zhixuan's appearance for a long time, and then asked curiously: "I heard that my sister met bandits when she entered Beijing? Many people died, is it true? What do the bandits look like? Are they dressed in tatters, holding axes in their hands, five big and three thick, like Li Kui." ”

Lin Zhixuan looked at Sun's young age, but he was only thirteen or fourteen years old, and he was innocent and interesting when he spoke, so he joked with her.

Meng Shi listened to Sun's words and couldn't help but cover his mouth.

When Huang heard this, he sneered disdainfully and mockingly.

After a while, the third lady arranged for the meal to come in, and asked people to set up four crescent tables in the west room.

The old lady was also served by the eldest lady and came out of the inner room, and the old lady didn't know when she had come out, and sat in the east room and talked to the eldest lady about the affairs of the court.

Now that everyone has gathered, the third wife came over first to lead Lin Zhixuan and Lin Jiahong to salute the old lady, the old lady and the two masters and wives.

Lin Zhixuan lowered her head and followed Lin Jiahong to kowtow one by one.

Li Zi'an only said some hard things all the way, and asked Lin Jiahong how long he had been on leave with the yamen and when he would leave for home.

Lin Jiahong returned one by one, saying that he would rest for a day and leave for Hangzhou the day after tomorrow.

On the road, Li Zi'an handed over Li Qi and Liang Jingzhi to take care of Lin Jiahong's thoughtfulness, and both of them bowed down to be known.

Li Zi'an looked at Lin Jiahong's Qiyu Xuanang, standing with Li Qi and Liang Jingzhi are all young talents, and they also like it very much, because they didn't know about Lin Jiahong and Lin Zhixuan being attacked on the road when they came back, so they only asked some more about studying as an official. Li Zi'an listened to Lin Jiahong talk about Hangzhou's official affairs, which was clear and insightful, and Li Zi'an also liked it more and more.

It was the old lady who said: "If the master wants to try this child's homework, he will wait to finish eating first, and then take him to the study and say, leaving us hungry ladies here, and I can't understand what you are saying." ”

Li Zi'an listened, and then smiled and opened the table.

The old lady and Li Zi'an, as well as Li Miaosheng, Li Yunsheng and the eldest lady and the second wife, sat at the first table.

The three Li Qi brothers plus Liang Jingzhi and Lin Jiahong sat at the second table, because there was a foreign man, the four grandmothers did not share the same table, but accompanied Lin Zhixuan to sit at the third table.

Although there were many people, everyone was silent and silently ran out of food.

Li Zi'an really called Lin Jiahong to go to the study to talk, and the masters and gentlemen in the other rooms also took their wives and children to ask the old lady to say goodbye, and then retired, but the old lady looked at Lin Zhixuan and said: "Ruoxuan, this girl has always said that there is a delicate and dexterous third sister in the family, and I like it now that I see it, it is better to stay and talk to me." ”

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