On this day, Jia's mother sent someone to pick up Daiyu from the house, and Daiyu had pushed it twice, but this time she had to go.

"I won't go with my sister." Lin Qingyun said.

Daiyu knew it, but after many days, she was still a little angry: "My sister is so good, but the second wife is ......."

As a junior, it is not easy to talk about elders, although Daiyu is dissatisfied, she has to swallow her words back. In fact, she was very surprised when she heard that someone from the Jia family came to Lin Qingyun to say goodbye, and she was even more annoyed when she learned that it was for Jia Huan, if Jia Huan had the talent to explore the spring, it would be fine, but no, she and Aunt Zhao were begging for a life under Mrs. Wang all day long, that is, she often sighed regardless of everything, the survival of the aunt and the concubine is really difficult, but the poor person also has something to hate, which makes people not know where to pity.

Daiyu went to Jiafu, and when Jia's mother saw that she was alone, she knew that Lin Qingyun was avoiding suspicion because of her previous relatives, and she couldn't help but sigh. When Daiyu left, she specially ordered the mandarin duck to send a wooden box, which contained a complete set of jade stone noodles for Lin Qingyun.

Mother Jia interviewed Lin Qingyun's family affairs again.

After stepping into the spring that day, Lin Qingyun returned home and told Daiyu that the emperor had the intention of marrying, Daiyu was not as happy and envious as others heard it, but was as worried as his father Lin Ruhai. The royal family is not good at all, not to mention that although Prince Chun seems to have no quarrel with the world, he has a body that may die of illness at any time, Daiyu is more and more afraid when she thinks of Li Kun's widowed days.

Lin Qingyun didn't want to tell her anything else, but said that the emperor's order was difficult to disobey, and it seemed bumpy, how could she know that it was not another vast sky.

Daiyu didn't understand what she meant, she couldn't help a girl who hadn't left the cabinet for this kind of thing, so she could only put it aside for the time being.

Seeing Jia's mother's temptation at this time, Daiyu couldn't tell the truth, so she only smiled and said: "My sister did say that it was okay, I don't know whose family, my father told me about it, but I was not allowed to ask in detail." Dad said that there is something going on in that family for the time being, and when the matter is over, he will officially propose a date for marriage, which should be this year. ”

"Then wait for your sister's good day, I will go to congratulate her in person and add makeup to her." Mother Jia saw that Daiyu also knew, and expected that the Lin family was not prevaricating before, but only wondered who married the Lin family, and I didn't know what the man's family background was. According to Lin Ruhai's temperament, Jia's mother guessed that the other party might be a colleague or a concubine of a subordinate family, such a family affair is decent, Lin Qingyun can be a wife, and adding a thick dowry can be regarded as a father-daughter relationship.

"Then I'll thank my grandmother for my sister first!"

"Okay, you don't have to accompany my wife and son, go and see your sisters, they are all looking at paintings in the Baoyu house."

"Yu'er likes to talk to her grandmother, but I'm afraid that my grandmother dislikes Yu'er's noise. Yu'er went to see the sisters first, and came back later to accompany her grandmother. Daiyu got up and left.

Jia Mu reclined on the couch, squinting and thinking about things. Because of the marriage proposal, the Lin family's already distant attitude has become more and more estranged, and even Daiyu doesn't come around much, so she has to find a way to repair it.

Jia Mu knew very well that it was best to start with Lin Qingyun, but if the other party didn't come, she would have nothing to do.

Baoyu lived in Jia's mother's house, not far away, but when Daiyu came over, she saw a commotion inside, all the sisters were standing outside, only Baoyu and the girls in the room were rummaging through the cabinets, and the busy people were turning over on their backs. Daiyu was puzzled: "Third sister, what is this for?" ”

Tanchun had already seen Daiyu, and they were busy catching up: "Sister Lin is here, it's all the second brother's trouble, and I forgot to pick up Sister Lin." Said funny and angry: "It's still a painting of Sister Qingyun." Last time, Sister Qingyun drew a portrait of Qingwen, Baoyu liked it so much that she held it all day long, and even left the real person behind, but it didn't make people laugh to death. The weather was bad a few days ago, the second sister and the fourth sister all caught a cold, and Sister Bao was also sick, but now they have all recovered, and everyone is together, so I want to come and see the painting. I don't know where I can't find the painting. ”

"It must be that Baoyu was careless and put it there, turned his head and forgot about it." Daiyu is familiar with Baoyu's temperament, and she has done such things in the past, and when she saw that the house was really messy, she said to a few people: "Let him find it, let's go to the old lady's house and sit for a while." ”

Baochai smiled: "If you want me to say anything, if you lose something, you will lose it, a painting is just a painting, and it is not a rare treasure, where is it worth working so hard." If the old lady and Mrs. know and ask for a while, and know that it is for the portrait of a girl, it is not good. ”

"What Sister Bao said is true, but in the eyes of the second brother, the painting is a rare treasure, I can't find it at this time, I can't tell how anxious I am, where is I willing to listen to our advice." Tanchun didn't persuade him, Baoyu didn't pay attention to it at all, and it was not good to say more, but he was afraid that Baoyu would be annoyed if he said too much.

I rummaged through the house, and I really didn't even have a place to put my feet.

Seeing Baoyu sweating profusely, his heart was sore and painful, and he couldn't persuade him, so he had to ask him carefully: "Second master, think about it carefully, where did you put the painting the day before yesterday?" It's like a fly looking for it, and if the painting isn't in the house, it's useless to turn the ground over. ”

Baoyu kept walking left and right, and still said in his mouth: "Where will I throw such important things around, I put them away myself every day, but yesterday I was a little sleepy, and I put it on the desk casually, and I forgot about it afterwards." You're in charge of the whole house, who cleaned the table? Why is everything else there, but only the painting is gone? ”

The speaker has no intention of listening, and this is a suspicion.

The attacker was stunned for a moment, and his eyes turned red: "The second master actually said that I am a thief." Okay, what do I want a picture of Qingwen? I can't eat or drink, and I have no way to sell it for money, but I can, and I don't lack that money! I have been in the second master's house for so many years, and I have no credit and hard work, why didn't I get good, and today I am recognized as a thief! As he spoke, he threw himself off and went to lie down on the bed, covered his face and cried.

Baoyu was also stunned: "Okay, I just said it casually, where do you say that you are a thief, why are you crying?" ”

Raider is the most virtuous person, if in the past would not have done such a frivolous act, but these days Baoyu is enchanted by a painting, which makes raiders very jealous, and faintly jealous. In addition to giving birth to better, where is Qingwen better than her? Baoyu values her so much, even she has crossed over, and after a long time, won't Baoyu have no more in her eyes?

That's what worries people the most.

There are many girls in Baoyu's house, each with its own benefits, Baoyu is an amorous again, attacking people for many years, with careful and thoughtful and an unknown intimacy, only to have today's status, thinking that this is the result of a lifetime, because he has never crossed the clear road, he always suffers from gains and losses. Baoyu likes Miss Lin the most, and Qingwen has some of Miss Lin's character, and she has always been designated as a big trouble, and it took a lot of effort to suppress Qingwen, how can she be willing to let Qingwen get up.

Qingwen, who had been angry because Baoyu had lost her portrait carelessly, lifted the curtain and came in, and sneered: "Second master, don't look for any paintings, but I'm just a little girl, which one is the person on the famous brand." The second master is actually going to coax the attacking sister, if the attacking sister is annoyed, the second master should not be able to eat and sleep. ”

"Why do you bother to say this?" Baoyu was angry at both ends, and his face turned red in a hurry.

Musk Yue came up and quietly pulled Qingwen, and persuaded in a low voice: "Why are you angry with the second master, the second master is also in a hurry to find a painting." It's so fast that the second master remembers where he lost it, what if he was picked up outside? If it continues to make trouble like this, the old lady can't hide it, and the second wife will be annoyed if she knows that Baoyu is making such a fuss. ”

Baoyu also heard this, and didn't dare to let the girls in the house be implicated, and hurriedly cleaned up the house.

At this time, a little girl suddenly said: "Yesterday, my sister ordered me to send a pack of things out for Mingyan, which is strange and heavy, and it looks like a few books." Could it be that the painting was also sandwiched in and sent out? ”

The attacker listened all the time, and when he saw the little girl say this, he immediately got up, and scolded with tears on his face: "Could it be that I am a blind man, and I can't see a painting like that." The books in the baggage have been packed a long time ago, but the second master sent me a message to send them out, and I didn't pack them, not to mention that I was afraid that the second master would not clean up carefully, and I personally checked it, it was indeed a few books, where are there any paintings. ”

Baoyu is holding on to a glimmer of hope: "Maybe I'm careless and mixed in, and you missed the eye again, it's not impossible." I'll ask! ”

After saying that, Baoyu ran away!

He borrowed those books from the prince of Beijing, and sent them back yesterday, if the painting is really sandwiched in it, it will not be troublesome, just ask the prince. It is not so easy for Baoyu to go out, but fortunately, the name of the prince of Beijing is easy to use, and when she heard that she was going to the palace of the king of Beijing, Mrs. Wang immediately ordered someone to prepare the car.

In the end, Baoyu returned in vain, and the prince of Beijing did not see any portraits in the book, and was very curious about the portraits he mentioned, and asked Baoyu a lot of words. Fortunately, Baoyu still remembered that the woman's name should not be taken lightly, and only said that the painting was made by a sister of a relative's family, and she refused to mention it.

At this point, the missing painting has also become an unsolved case.

Daiyu went back and told Lin Qingyun to listen, Lin Qingyun was also deeply surprised, as for the things sent by Jia's mother, they could neither be returned nor accepted. Before the water that night, Lin Qingyun found another word on the bookcase: The emperor is under protection, and things in the Zhen family have changed.

Lin Qingyun sighed slightly after seeing it, thinking that it was really not time, the emperor was still there, and it was indeed not easy for the emperor to move the four kings and eight princes.

On the eighteenth day, the holy decree descended to the Lin family-

[Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: The righteous daughter of Lin Hai, who is smart and agile, elegant and pleasant, dignified and wise, I love the queen very much, especially referring to the pure prince as a concubine, and married on the ninth day of August this year. Chin this! ]

As soon as the holy decree came out, the capital was in an uproar!

Although the three members of the Lin family knew about the marriage for a long time, they were still shocked by the content of the holy decree.

Got married in August this year? Lin Qingjun is only thirteen years old this year, although it is not without people who get married at the age of twelve or thirteen, but it is a very special case. Moreover, it takes a year for ordinary people to prepare for marriage, and it is common for the royal family to prepare for two or three years from the time of the appearance to the marriage, so this marriage seems to be very hasty. If it weren't for the fact that Prince Chun's holy family was still strong, everyone would have thought that Prince Chun had lost his sacred heart, so he was accused of a hasty marriage. After all, although the outside world mentions that Lin Qingyunguan's title is Lin Shangshu's righteous daughter, everyone knows that her father is just a showman, and he has no family background at all.

There are also those who know more about the inside story, such as the princes and concubines, etc., they think that the body of the pure prince can't stand it, and the queen is happy for the pure prince to marry his relatives, as for the princess candidate...... Some time ago, the queen went out of the palace in a low-key manner to Guanyin Temple, but no matter how hidden it is, some people still know that Lin Qingyun must be a combination of eight characters and a pure prince. The ancients had to marry both men and women, and Chongxi was even more exquisite, and ordinary lives were not used.

I have to say that these people inadvertently guessed the truth.

The queen is most worried about the body of the pure prince, and the diagnosis of the imperial doctor is still echoing in her ears all the time, so Miaoyu's words are undoubtedly a lifesaver, how can the queen give up. In order for Prince Chun to live, the queen can agree to him marrying a young talented daughter as a princess, and can agree that he will no longer set up a concubine according to his will, what criticism can not be tolerated? Since Lin Qingyun is destined to bring blessings and benefit those close to him, then the two will get married early, and they will be intimate with each other every day.

If it can't be good, it can be seen that Lin Qingyun is unlucky, and the royal death of a princess is nothing.

Lin Qingyun guessed some of the queen's thoughts, but she was very reluctant to leave the Lin family. She spent a total of two years in the Lin family, except for some restraints at the beginning, she became more and more comfortable in the future, which is also the reason why there are no female elders in the Lin family. is about to go to a strange place to live, even if he is calm on weekdays, he can't help but feel a little nervous.

After the holy decree, the queen gave two grandmothers from the palace, specially to teach Lin Qingyun a qiē royal etiquette rules, and mentioned many taboos, the main concubines in the palace, the princess and princess, of course, the most talked about is the illness of the pure prince and daily attention.

The holy decree has been issued, the marriage date has been set, and the Lin family should prepare dowry and other things.

Lin Ruhai is a big man, the things on the big noodles are well prepared, but the details can't be cooked, and Daiyu is a girl who has not been out of the cabinet, and she is younger than Qingyun, how can she meddle in the dowry. It stands to reason that the Lin family's closest in-laws are the Jia family, Jia's mother heard that Lin Qingyun was blessed to be a pure prince and princess, and after being shocked, she thought of the dowry, but Mrs. Xing was stupid, Mrs. Wang had always had a heart disease for the Lin family, Li Kun was a widow, and the You family in the East Mansion was even more useless, and the entire Jia family couldn't come up with a person. Mother Jia thought of Wang Xifeng again, if Wang Xifeng was in the house, she still needed to worry about such things. Lin Ruhai really didn't think about the Jia family at all, and went directly to the banker's house with a gift, and asked the banker's wife to help take care of the dowry.

The old lady of the dealer was refreshing: "This is a happy event, I will respond for the eldest wife." Saying that, he said to the eldest wife: "Put it in the house in advance, or let the second wife help for the time being, the dowry of the eldest girl of the Lin family is important, you have to worry about it, you must do it well, and don't save money for Lord Lin." I know that Lord Lin loves his daughter very much, and he will definitely not be stingy, and the Lin family is not short of those few dollars. The people in the room laughed.

Lin Ruhai also smiled outside the screen: "What the old lady said is that the marriage for her children should be like this. ”

"Don't worry, the old lady, I will handle it carefully, and if you don't understand something, you will come to ask the old lady." The eldest lady agreed.

Old Madam Zhuang asked Lin Ruhai: "Why didn't Daiyu come?" If you want me to say that you will send Daiyu to live for a few days, now the eldest girl is learning the rules and is very busy, giving the marriage decree, which is equivalent to the marriage before the Nacai, asking the name, and Najib have passed, and the wedding date is in August this year, I am afraid that the Ministry of Rites will come to the next big appointment in a few days, and the return gift needed that day must also be prepared, and there is no effort. It's better to let the eldest girl concentrate on her, Daiyu will accompany me, an old man, there are many sisters in our family, and she will not be bored. ”

"Then thank you for the old lady's kindness, I will send Daiyu tomorrow." Lin Ruhai thought about it and agreed, mainly because of the Jia family, if Jia's mother proposed to take Daiyu over to live, it would be too refusal to hurt the feelings of relatives, so it was better to send it to the banker's house first.

The next day, Lin Ruhai really sent Daiyu over. Daiyu lived in a courtyard with the old lady in the banker's house, and the sisters were accompanied by the sisters every day, or read and write, or chant poems and paint, and they were also very comfortable, and occasionally went home to see their father and Lin Qingyun, and met Jia's mother to send someone to pick them up, and Daiyu went once and did not stay. Daiyu is naturally closer to Jia's mother in her heart, but there is always a Baoyu in front of Jia's mother, but the dealer strictly follows the rules, the boy rarely goes in and out of the inner courtyard when he is older, Daiyu lived for a few days that day, Zhuang Li and other brothers greet the old lady every day are the wrong time, never abrupt.

Baoyu is okay, growing up in a small place, Baoyu's temperament Daiyu knows it well. Only the rules of the Jia family are negligent, the subordinates are cheating and cheating, deceiving the upper and lower, and there is no rule in the mouth, in contrast, the dealer is much quieter, which makes Daiyu once again deeply realize the difference between the scholarly family and the noble military general's family.

Although the ancestors of the Lin family started as military generals, after several generations, they have been transferred from martial arts to literature, Daiyu grew up in the fragrance of books since childhood, and Lin Ruhai has also hinted several times that he will choose the same family of scholars to marry in the future.

The Jia family is Daiyu's maternal grandfather's family, the sisters of the Jia family are all outstanding, Daiyu doesn't say it, but she understands in her heart that the Jia family is declining, but it is still supporting the shelf of the Guogong Mansion, and the court law is not taken into account from top to bottom......

"Why is my sister sad, isn't it reluctant to give up your sister Qingyun?" Zhang Shiyu joked with a smile.

Daiyu said calmly: "I am really reluctant, I have only had a good sister for just two years, and my sister is about to get married and go out." I can't wait to be with my sister for the rest of my life. ”

"But it's stupid, the girl will go out one day when she grows up, won't Sister Lin marry in the future?" Zhuang Shixiang giggled and urged narrow, annoyed Daiyu reached out to twist her face, Zhuang Shixiang hid and laughed again: "I can't bear Sister Lin, why don't Sister Lin marry into my family and be my sister-in-law?" ”

"You narrow-minded ghost, you actually use this to talk nonsense, see if I don't tear your mouth!" Daiyu blushed, and caught up with Zhuang Shixiang reluctantly, and she laughed out of her tears when she pressed on the chair and scratched it.

The partial Sheng Zhuang Shiyu, Zhuang Shiqing, and Zhuang Shiya all coaxed on the side: "This is a good idea, Sister Lin is a member of our family, but she is a sister for life." ”

Daiyu said angrily: "You are not good people! will only make fun of me, saying that the girl will marry when she grows up, is it possible that you will not marry? Sooner or later, they will go their separate ways. ”

"Oops, what is this talking about, so lively. I heard in a trance who is going to marry into our family as a daughter-in-law? Who is it? Bring it to me and let me see. The old lady Zhuang didn't know when she came in from outside the door, and when she came in, she opened her mouth to make a joke, and once again made Daiyu blush, and she couldn't care about the old lady, so she stomped her foot and covered her face with a handkerchief and ran away.

Seeing this, a room full of people laughed again.

The old lady and the eldest lady exchanged tacit glances with each other, and then talked about the dowry list prepared by Lin Ruhai for Lin Qingyun, which was really rich. Although because Lin Qingyun is going to marry into the prince's mansion as a princess, the dowry cannot be shabby, even so, Lin Ruhai's preparation is extremely rich, even if it is only the closest daughter.

"If the dowry of the subordinates is according to the rules of the clan, these are enough to match." Although the eldest lady said this, she thought that Prince Chun was the only concubine of the emperor and queen, and she had been favored since she was a child, but she was afraid that the dowry would be richer than that of other princes when they got married. Since the princes have been adults, the Ministry of Rites will prepare dowries and other things according to the rules, so even if the time is in a hurry, the things that are purely princely married are ready-made, and other things that need to be done are not bothersome.

"Lord Lin's mind is also easy to guess, Miss Lin is a righteous daughter in the end, except for the Lin family, there are no relatives and friends, Lord Lin prepared more dowry for her, which also means that she went to the prince's mansion with some confidence. Pity the hearts of parents all over the world. Lord Lin treats his righteous daughter like this, and he doesn't know what to do when Daiyu gets married. Saying that, the old lady smiled, glanced at the eldest lady and said, "Whoever can get Daiyu as a daughter-in-law is also a good blessing." ”

"There's nothing wrong with the old lady's words." The eldest lady also laughed, and saw that the maids were not in front of her, so she whispered: "Our lord also has this meaning, and wants to seek employment for Mingjing, but our family is not what it used to be, and it is no longer as high and powerful as Lord Lin Jian Zai's heart, so he only said to be tempting, who knew that Lord Lin was silent when he heard it." ”

"I didn't refuse, but it was a little meaningful. I don't value the Lin family's dowry, but Daiyu's character is outstanding, and there are few daughters in the capital who can match hers, and she is a good match for Mingjing. Moreover, the Lin family is a scholarly family, Lin Ruhai has only been a pure minister, the family style is upright, and there are many contacts, the Lin family has no heirs, and he will naturally do his best to help his son-in-law in the future. It's not my utilitarianism, our family is at a critical juncture, and we should be cautious when marrying, although the Lin family is higher, but with the face of the old lady, it may be able to climb high. The old lady sighed and said: "The key is that Mingjing wants to be angry, who doesn't want his daughter to marry a young talent who is willing to make progress, just wait for the August Lixiang test to be completed, Mingjing gets a good ranking, and then he has two points of confidence to mention it to the Lin family." ”

The eldest lady nodded: "The master said the same thing." The old man said that he would return to his hometown in two months, go over in advance to rest his spirits, review his homework, and then visit his relatives and friends in his hometown, and then go to the township to test the time. The lord said that according to Mingjing's current article, it must be able to win, just look at the ranking. ”

The old lady mentioned that her eldest grandson's face was soft, and she was also distressed: "Don't be too tired of him, reading is not a day's work, don't get sick from studying tired." ”

The eldest lady smiled: "Don't worry, old lady, our children have been practicing martial arts since childhood, but they are afraid that it will be difficult in the examination room." Mingjing has been in good health since he was a child, and he has rarely suffered from illness over the years, and he is the most sensible, and he takes care of his own affairs properly, and there are few worries. ”

"My eldest grandson is a rarity, and our family will look at him." The old lady thought about it and explained: "You don't have to tell him about the affairs of the Lin family, let him prepare for the exam with peace of mind, and talk about it after the exam." ”