Lin Ruhai failed to take the test for his son's homework because his son was borrowed by his daughter. Jingyu was describing to Daiyu how Jia's mother scolded Jia Zheng and favored Baoyu, and Daiyu couldn't squeak when she listened.

"Baoyu definitely didn't dare to go home these days, and he was allowed to stay in the national prison. Since you are related to him, you have to take care of him. To read, you have to look like you are reading, and you need to watch him in class well, including checking his schoolwork, and often checking his homework. ”

Jing Yu smiled, "I listen to my sister, but it is estimated that it will not take three days for him to regret running back." ”

"I just want him to regret it, otherwise I really think that my little will collapse. If you have your father and grandmother, you can be content, without them, he is nothing. Daiyu pouted, if it weren't for the relationship between the Wang family and the Xue family, where would Baoyu be able to get a good girl like Baochai, he would be content.

It didn't take long for the Fourteenth Master to lead the troops as the commander of the Western Expedition, and several great victories were transmitted back to Jinling, and the prestige of the Eighth Master regained momentum.

The fourth master is as low-key and pragmatic as ever, and it seems that the tide outside has nothing to do with him. The Lin family was not affected in any way, the happy event of Jiafu was finally done, and after Baoyu stayed in Guozijian for half a month, under Jingyu's care, he escaped and returned to Jiafu. No longer mentioned the matter of marrying a wife again, and married Xue Baochai into the mansion smoothly.

The marriage was very lively, and due to the relationship between relatives, the whole Lin family went to Jiafu to watch the ceremony. Daiyu secretly thought that in this era, relatives really can't get rid of the relationship. No matter what the relationship is, you can't show the discord between the two families in front of outsiders, otherwise it will be a family ugly, and if there is a bad one, it will lead to the impeachment of the imperial history.

So on the surface, the Lin family had to be all present and pretend to be affectionate for outsiders.

Daiyu went to the new house with the crowd, and saw Xue Baochai sitting motionless on the bed smiling, smiling reservedly. I walked neither early nor late, but on the way to the banquet in front of me, I saw a corner of the jade-colored skirt peeking out of the moon gate.

On the day of the big day, even the slaves and maids in Jiafu were dressed with joy, how could anyone still wear such plain clothes. However, in the blink of an eye, Daiyu had already thought that there was still a widowed Shi Xiangyun in Jiafu.

She didn't want to pay attention to it, but she didn't expect Shi Xiangyun to see that she was the only one on the road and walked out.

His eyes glared at Lin Daiyu, "Look at me like this, aren't you very happy." ”

"What do you look like now?" Daiyu looked at her carefully, the original heroic, bulging little face had been thin and out of shape, and when she looked at her, only a pair of big black eyes and a pointed chin remained. The clothes were loosely covered on her body, and the whole person was so thin that she couldn't hang her clothes.

"What I am now, I have nothing now. I am now living in someone else's house as before, no, not even as before. "I used to live in my uncle's house, but it was my own family, and it was originally her home. Now living in Jiafu, the nondescript is becoming more and more desolate.

"None of this is for you to decide, what is there to laugh about me." Daiyu doesn't like her, but she doesn't fall into the trap either. She has fallen to the present, she can't decide that the Wei family is copied, she can't decide if Wei Ruolan dies early, and she can't decide if the Shi family cuts the title.

From beginning to end, it wasn't because of what she did that ended up like this. So, what's laughable, what's there to be happy about.

"Don't you hate me? And your mother, go to my mother-in-law's place to speak ill of me, and don't let me go out. Shi Xiangyun sneered.

"That's because if you do something nasty and provoke someone you shouldn't mess with, you have to bear the consequences. But after bearing the consequences, this matter is over, I am not so bored, and I will not let go of such a trivial matter for the rest of my life. ”

When Shi Xiangyun clenched the handkerchief, she revealed the bracelet she was wearing on her wrist, and Daiyu recognized it at a glance, which she gave to Baochai as a gift for adding makeup. It seems that it was Baochai who sent her back.

"Your life is better than mine." Shi Xiangyun never believed in fate and refused to accept fate, but under repeated blows, she had to admit that fate was better than anything.

"Maybe." Daiyu didn't want to talk to her more, and stepped forward, wanting to go past her.

"The Wei family was copied not at all because of the old case more than ten years ago, I know why, I have evidence. Do me a favor, and I'll give it to you. Shi Xiangyun raised his voice and eagerly put a tray out. She has no chance, and if she waits any longer, there may not be someone more suitable than the Lin family.

"I don't understand what you're talking about?" Lin Daiyu turned around, and the glint in her eyes did not escape Shi Xiangyun's eyes.

"You know, my father-in-law is cautious, and he has to keep a hand in everything, and I now have the correspondence between the eighth elder brother and my father-in-law."

"I may not be able to help you with your favor." Daiyu didn't ask why she didn't give the letter to Jia Fu's stupid words, after so much, she must have understood that Jia Fu had vaguely stood behind the eighth elder brother.

Shi Xiangyun showed a sneer on his face, "Do you also think that I want to be a concubine for Baoyu?" ”

Daiyu was silent, she really thought so, Baoyu seemed to be her best choice now.

"The old lady will not agree, and Baochai will never agree. What's more, I didn't think about it that way at all. After all, I have been Shi Xiangyun for seventeen years, and it is impossible for me to be another person. She said these words with all her might, she liked Baoyu very much, but she could not choose to put herself in the position of a concubine to like him.

"And what do you want?" Instead of being a concubine for Baoyu, Daiyu breathed a sigh of relief first. She didn't know about the bracelet.

"No matter what background and age, as long as it is an official, I think it should not be a luxury to be a house-filler." When Shi Xiangyun said this, his head was pressed very low, and he kept staring at the upper of his shoes.

"Okay, with the news, I will let my mother come to you." Daiyu responded without much hesitation. This was a good opportunity to give her father a lot of chips in front of Prince Yong, and she didn't want to miss it.

While they were talking, Xingguo and Bai Lu were guarding the intersection one after the other, and when they saw the young lady leaving, they immediately followed her. Xingguo wanted to speak a few times and stopped, seeing Bai Lu's calm expression, as if nothing had happened, she clenched her fists and changed her face to a carefree look.

As soon as he got home, Daiyu followed Lin Ruhai into his study, "Father, there is something ......"

Lin Ruhai raised his eyebrows, "I didn't expect that the daughter of the Shi family was a little bold." ”

"So, does my father think it's feasible?"

"Left and right are just a family matter, whether it is useful or not, just treat it as a good deed." Lin Ruhai looked at his daughter and said gently: "Actually, it doesn't matter whether there is this letter or not. As a father, I only want you to live the life you like, only wind and snow, no firewood, rice, oil and salt. ”

"Since my father said that as long as I like it, then I like it very much, and I would rather see the ugly truth than the whitewashed peace. At the very least, I have to understand what I'm up against. Just because I am the daughter of my father, I am born to stand in opposition to many people. There will always be times when I hope that others will fail, my father thinks. ”

Lin Ruhai was stunned, but she was wondering in her heart when her daughter had such an idea and why she had such a strong sense of unease. He could never know that the soul in this body was different for a long time. Moreover, how dangerous the road of fighting for succession is, and how many people's bones will be stepped on on this way, Daiyu has this realization earlier than any other person.

The father is already a stable fourth master, and in the eyes of the eighth master, he must be a thorn in the flesh and want to get rid of it quickly. She is her father's weakness, and everyone wants to take it easy, trying to use her to control her father.

"Go, as long as you are happy, and remember, Father is always behind you."

In the evening, when the family got together for dinner, Lin Ruhai said to Jia Min as if he remembered it casually: "I remember that your mother's family has a niece and widow living at home, right?" How long has it been? ”

"Soon, it's only two or three months." Jia Min knew Lin Ruhai's plan as soon as he heard it, "Why, there is a suitable person on the master's side." ”

"Well, in his thirties, the Yuan match has no children, three daughters are left in front of him, and his in-laws are gone. is born in the countryside, and the family background is very thin. "But the people are still good, and there is some future. Lin Ruhai silently added a sentence in his heart, but he didn't say it.

"If it can be done, it will also be a merit. Otherwise, this child is too pitiful, only a teenager, and this life is long. "Jia Min has the same mind as her daughter, the previous thing is over, what you did makes me unhappy, I have retaliated and attacked, and this matter is over. There is no trivial matter, and I wish that someone else would die.

"Then you go back another day and mention it, if you have this meaning, I will ask people to wait, and then I will propose when the time comes. There is no one in the man's house, and when the time comes, the lady will have to help. ”

Seeing that the master was so attentive, Jia Min knew that he should be the master's henchman, at least a subordinate who had to be used. Nodding his head, he said, "That's natural, it's nothing." ”

Jia Min naturally went to discuss with Jia's mother, but Jia's mother was very open-minded, "Once you marry your parents, you will marry yourself." As long as she is willing, and the man is picked by the son-in-law, I have to pay a dowry and send it out. ”

Those who remarry can still find an official body, there are no in-laws above, no sons below, and there is almost nothing to pick except for being poor.

Wang was also in front of him, and when he heard the dowry, it was very harsh. In her eyes, the private room in Jia's mother's hands is Baoyu's. Unconsciously grabbed the corner of his clothes with his hand, revealing a trace of anger.

Jia Min pretended not to see it, and said with a smile: "How can I ask for your things, my daughter will prepare them." ”

"Nonsense, my niece, what's the dowry." When Jia's mother got married, it was the heyday of the Shi family, and it was really ten miles of red makeup, no wonder she didn't care about this.

After speaking, he glanced back at Wang, and looked down on her more and more from his heart. The older I get, the more I live back. When she was young, she didn't think she was shallow-eyed, but now that her sons are married, she has the virtue of wanting everything.

Jia Min happily went back to make a business, and after three months, the man picked a good time to invite the official media to come to the door to propose. Soon the wedding date was set for two months later, the earliest auspicious day.

After the wedding date was set, Jia Min met Shi Xiangyun in person, gave her a face, and took back a wooden box, saying that it was Shi Xiangyun's return gift, a few handkerchiefs embroidered by herself. took out a letter from the handkerchief, Jia Min didn't even look at it, and handed it to Lin Ruhai directly.

As soon as Shi Xiangyun's wedding date passed, the New Year was Daiyu's ceremony.

Lin Ruhai invited the Thirteenth Master's Fujin Zhaojia clan to be the guest, and Daiyu invited Xichun to be her praiser. He also invited Ulan Gege, Baochai, Jia Qin and Jia family sisters to come over to watch the ceremony.

Here are Jia Min's handkerchiefs handed over to the daughters of the third grandmother of the Wen family, one Wen Ruyan is the eldest daughter, and the other two concubines Wen Ruyu and Wen Ruwan are only a month away.

Wen Ruyan is a little older than Daiyu, and she is discussing marriage, and the first two of these years are also frequently brought out to sit as guests, and she is also at an age and is choosing a suitable object.

They gave them all self-embroidered purses or handkerchiefs, and Daiyu took a look at them, which one of them was better than herself.

Inserted the hairpin with his own hands, and after the ceremony was completed, Jia Min arranged a banquet.

Jia Min was naturally accompanied by Zhao Jia's family, so she exclaimed, "The real water spirit who came out of the fall, the last time I saw her was when she was a child." ”

"Yes, I haven't seen you for many years, and Fujin really hasn't changed at all." Jia Min slapped a sycophant, to be honest, she really didn't expect that the master would invite Zhaojia's as the guest of honor. It seems that the access control on the Thirteenth Master's Mansion should be lifted.

"I still remember our father, I liked Daiyu for the first time, and I kept saying that I wanted a daughter when I came back. Before going out today, she was still telling me that if Daiyu came to our house, she would be loved as a daughter. ”

Jia Min was stunned, she understood what this meant, but was it really possible?

After Zhao Jiashi said this, he changed the topic, there are some things, and he can't be in a hurry.

Wen Ruyan said enviously: "It turns out that it's good that you live in such a big yard alone." ”

"Fewer people is the benefit, I wish my family was more lively." Daiyu pointed to a magnolia tree she had planted in the yard, "You see, how good the flowers are, but I am the only one who sees them." ”

"Hehe, does my sister think we're squeezing you?" Wen Ruyu was a girl with a round face, and her eyes narrowed into a slit when she heard the smile.

"yes, yes, disgusted to death." Wen Ruyan waved her handkerchief at her, and the sisters laughed and seemed to be in a good relationship. Only Wen Ruwan sat on the side, frowning from time to time, with a sad face.

Daiyu asked her a few words, she replied that she didn't dare to look at people, and I don't know which sentence touched her mood, and suddenly she wanted to cry and didn't dare to cry, so she covered her eyes with a handkerchief and made a strong appearance, "Let Sister Lin smile, it's my own life experience, I'm really sorry." ”

Wen Ruyu had a ghostly expression on her face, she wanted to say it but didn't dare to say it, Wen Ruyan had already lowered her face, "I don't know what else my sister's background experience is that I don't know, it's better to say it and let the sisters hear what kind of background you are." ”

"Sister, I, I'm not ......" lowered her head and cried. The shoulders shrugged, so not sad.

Daiyu has been petrified, and she has seen a lot of all kinds of people, including those who are as successful as Baochai, and those who are domineering, straightforward and naïve, and disdainful, and they have never seen anything to do and tears in the wind.

Bai Lu hurriedly stepped forward, "The slave maid will take Miss Wen to wipe her face." ”

"Okay, let's go." Daiyu hurriedly asked Bai Lu to help her down, otherwise people would see what happened to them about her.

"Don't pay attention to her, she's the same as her aunt, she has nothing to do and has a sad face, as if someone owes them money, very unlucky." Wen Ruyan and Daiyu are not the first time they have met, but it is the first time they have followed Wen Ruwan by their side.

"Aunt Wen must have died of a headache."

These words immediately resonated with Wen Ruyan, "But isn't it?" Thankfully, she's the youngest. The last sentence was almost a whisper, but it was still heard by Daiyu, and she felt a sigh in her heart, isn't it, if you are older and want to be in front of the line, you don't know how disgusting Grandma Wen San will be.

"Sister Lin, I'm going back, you send me off quickly." Ulan jumped up to Daiyu and took her hand.

"Go ahead." Wen Ruyan hurriedly spoke, becoming more and more envious in her heart, this is Gege, but looking at the way she talks to Sister Lin, it must be a very good relationship.

Wulan tugged at Daiyu's fingers, Daiyu knew that she had something to say, and squatted down to accommodate her height.

"Sister Lin, where's your jade plate?" Ulan leaned into her ear and finished speaking, and gestured with his hand, "It's so big, it's the same as the jade plate that the eldest brother hangs on his waist." ”

"How do you know I have a jade plate?" Daiyu still remembers that the jade plate was a meeting gift given by the Thirteenth Master when he saw her for the first time. was put away by Jia Min and never returned to her.

"Hee-hee." Ulan's chubby hand covered his mouth, looking proud.

"E-niang, I'm here." Seeing Zhao Jia's family accompanied by Jia Min not far away, Ulan trotted over.

Daiyu and Jia Min personally sent people into the carriage, and when they turned around, Daiyu told Jia Min about Wen Ruwan as a joke.

Jia Min also smiled, "In this way, I know who the third girl's aunt is, and there was a fight for such a person back then, but the person still stayed, and the relationship between husband and wife was also hurt." ”

Looking at her daughter's bright eyes, Jia Min scratched her nose, "The third girl's aunt was sent by a businessman below in order to please Lord Wen, and she trained to serve men, although women don't like this, but they are especially pleasing to men." Master Wen had never experienced any of this, and was immediately fascinated. At that time, your Aunt Wen was also stupid, just a concubine, and she was raised with such an identity. I have to compete with her, I have been suffering for several years, and I finally woke up when I turned back, so it was good. ”

Daiyu is a little strange, Jia Min usually doesn't tell her this, why don't she have any scruples today, is it because she is considered an adult after the ceremony?

"My daughter is older, it doesn't hurt to listen more, there are some detours that others have walked, since you know that they are bends, don't follow them, isn't that reasonable." Jia Min spoke bitterly, and asked her, "In the future, stay away from the three girls of the Wen family, the other two are not bad, and they are worth handing over." ”

"Well, my daughter got it."

Daiyu grabbed Jia Min's arm coquettishly and leaned her head on her shoulder. After sending off all the guests in the evening, Jia Min took a jade plaque out of her makeup.

"This is the meeting gift of the Thirteenth Master when I was a child, I was afraid that you would fall too little, so I helped you put it away. Now that you're older, keep it for yourself. ”

"This ......" Daiyu still remembered this piece of jade, rubbed it with her hand, and it was warm and cool, it was indeed a good jade.

As soon as her daughter left, Jia Min asked Lin Ruhai, "The meaning of Fujin today, the master can understand." ”

Lin Ruhai smiled slightly, "Brother Hongxiang is a good one, it's rare to be so old, and he has such a background, but he is very down-to-earth and reliable." ”

"Of course, I also think that Brother Hongxiang is good, but the identity of the two families, will it ......" Jia Min was a little worried, a few years ago, the royal family did not intermarry with the Han people, and the rules slowly changed later, but most of the intermarriages were Han Chen, who was highly relied on by the emperor, which was equivalent to an honor.

Jia Min is not worried that Lin Ruhai will not have this qualification, but it is not a good thing for her daughter's family to marry highly. Looking at the scenery outside, I don't know if I will be angry when I enter my mother-in-law's house. The relationship between husband and wife is not known to be handled well.

"If it's someone else's mansion, it's really hard to say, but the thirteenth master's mansion, you can rest assured, this lord is very human." Lin Ruhai highly respected Thirteen, and a large part of the reason why he was rejected by the emperor back then was because he had received it for Prince Yong.

He didn't say a word, and he held up the emperor's harsh reprimand, this love, if one day, Prince Yong can get his wish. If you disdain him now, I'm afraid you'll regret it in the future.

And the most important thing is that such a chivalrous and open-minded person will never be the kind of person who picks on his daughter-in-law.

"The thirteenth master belongs to the thirteenth master, and he can't care about the affairs of the backyard." When the daughter gets married, the mother-in-law who deals with her the most is the thirteenth master's mansion, the side Fujin, the side Fujin, and the concubines of ordinary people are not the same, just thinking about her makes her sad.

"You, where is the man who can't take care of the affairs of the backyard, it just depends on whether he wants to take care of it or not. Fu Jin is very well managed, he is better to have more than one thing. Lin Ruhai didn't know what to think, and his eyes darkened.

Jia Min's eyes flashed, knowing that the old man was thinking of Mo Xiang and the child in her belly. Fortunately, she didn't touch this matter at all, otherwise she would not have to complain about her when she looked back.

"Our Jingyu is also fourteen, shouldn't it look too?" Listening to the master's meaning, the daughter's affairs are considered to have a tacit understanding with the other party, so it is time to consider the son's affairs.

"Don't worry, we'll see in a few years." Lin Ruhai hurriedly waved his hand when he heard this, "It's too early to discuss at the age of sixteen or seventeen, and it's not too late to be seventeen or eighteen, now, there's no need for that." ”

"It's not too late, and the concubine is even less anxious." Jia Min was worried that the Lin family would be in a single line, and wanted to let Jingyu marry earlier, but since the master was not in a hurry, she naturally had nothing to say.

It's just that there is a hint of taste from this voice, to say that Lin Ruhai is now a saint, and his official position is also high, and he is valued by Prince Yong. At this time, there is a lot of room for choice. Not to mention now, even two years ago, someone began to ask, asked the daughter and asked the son, anyway, it was all fragrant.

There is no rush now, does it mean that it can go further in the future. When the time comes, it will be better for children to get married. But Jia Min didn't ask, because she knew that the master wouldn't say it. The couple looked at each other tacitly and smiled.