As soon as the first three days of the wedding were over, Lin Qingyun went to the eldest princess's mansion with Tu Yan.

The night before, Tu Yan told her about Princess Yongjia, which was not much different from what she had guessed. The eldest princess was given to marry the Zhongyi Mansion, most of which was due to political reasons, but the abolished prince won over the emperor who was still the prince at that time, and the emperor was weak at that time, and he had a good relationship with the prince, so he naturally could not object. Later, the matter failed, and the emperor was merciful, and the marriage was still completed, but the relationship between the eldest princess and the horse was mediocre, and the horse died of illness just after the birth of the lord of Anle. But if you have this heart, you will not do anything.

As for the illness of the county lord of Anle, Tu Yan's statement is very intriguing: "I neglected to take care of him when I was young, and I fell into the root of my illness." ”

This is credible in ordinary people's homes, but An Le is the daughter of Princess Yongjia, and I don't know how many nurses and maids have been around since birth, and the princess's mansion is not as complicated as the palace, and even more so, who can a little baby girl hinder? Even if someone really hates the eldest princess, he should do something to his eldest son.

Moreover, Tu Yan only said that he was negligent in taking care of him, and did not elaborate on the cause of the incident, nor did he say anything about the disease, but directly fell into the root of the disease.

Seeing that Tu Yan didn't want to mention it, Lin Qingyun didn't ask.

When they arrived at the eldest princess's mansion, Princess Yongjia and her son Lu Hong greeted them. Lu Hong is thirteen this year, four or five months younger than Lin Qingyun, but his stature is very high, it is said that he has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he is very strong, and now he is studying in the palace with the princes, and he is very liked by the emperor and queen. Lu Hong has a handsome face, not like the eldest princess, maybe like a colt.

"Uncle, aunt." Lu Hong gave the two of them a salute.

Lin Qingyun was not uncomfortable, her original psychological age was not thirteen years old, she had prepared earlier, and when they met for the first time, she accepted the gift and gave the gift in person. The boy's gift can't use a gold and jade ring or anything, she prepares two new books and an inkstone.

"Why does Hong'er have a disguise on her face?" Tu Yan saw at a glance that there was a mark on his forehead, as if it had been scratched by something, and remembered that he had not yet married on the day he got married.

Lu Hong estimated that it was because of Lin Qingyun's presence, and he was a little shy, but he didn't care about the injury on his forehead: "Yesterday, I compared with the master, and my movements were slow for a while, and I was scratched by the blade of the sword, and I only broke a little skin." ”

"It's made your mother feel sorry again." Tu Yan also knew that this nephew was strong.

"I don't have anything to feel sorry for, and I'm not fighting with people outside, I have to endure hardships to learn skills." Princess Celestia said.

Tu Yan knew that the eldest sister was just saying this in her mouth, and she didn't know what to do in her heart, these two children were the life of the eldest sister.

"These days, there is something at home that I can't support, and I haven't seen my younger siblings until today, so it's no wonder that my younger siblings are not surprised." The eldest princess smiled apologetically, and sat down affectionately holding her hand, and joked to Chao Tuyan: "I always say that you have a very high vision, but I am afraid that the world will not be able to pick out a woman who can be your princess, who knows that in the end you are lucky and really found it." It can be seen that sincerity is caused, and God will also favor it. ”

Seeing that her complexion was still good, Tu Yan's heart was slightly relieved, and he also smiled: "It is indeed my blessing." Big sister, how is Anle? ”

Princess Celestia smiled lightly; "Much better, and now I am still recuperating in the house according to the words of the Imperial Doctor. You don't know that she is the most naughty person, she has been spoiled by me since she was a child, and she refuses to settle down for a moment. Recently, she was detained in the house, she was not happy, but she missed your wedding, and she didn't know what to be frustrated about. I just learned that you came to see her, and I urged people to come and ask if you had arrived. ”

After hearing this, Tu Yan went to see An Le with Lin Qingyun.

The residence of the lord of Anle is next to the courtyard of the eldest princess, and the house is spacious and exquisitely furnished. An Le was lying on the couch near the window, flipping through the books with a boring face, and when he saw them coming in, he immediately threw away the books and shouted with a smile on his face: "Uncle! When he saw Lin Qingyun, his expression was slightly shy: "Hello uncle." ”

An Le's complexion is not very good, and he has lost some weight from what he saw when he stepped into the spring before, and it is indeed like a sickness.

An Le is ten years old this year, and he is getting older, and Tu Yan is not as intimate as usual, but there is not a lot of concern in his words: "Your mother and brother who are disturbed by your illness are not allowed to be quiet, but you can take care of them well, and when you are well-raised, I will ask your aunt to make up the post for you." ”

"What post?" An Le asked anxiously.

Tu Yan looked at Lin Qingyun, Lin Qingyun smiled and said: "Now it is autumn and the osmanthus flowers are blooming well, which is suitable for enjoying flowers and composing poems." Usually when I was at home, the sisters also gathered to compose poems for entertainment, so I thought of recommending myself to start a club and invite my sisters to come to the palace for a gathering. Although you call me 'aunt', but we are only a few years apart, and there are younger sisters than you, if you like it, I will invite you in the next post. How is it? ”

An Le's eyes lit up, and he seemed eager to try, and asked the eldest princess with his eyes.

Princess Celestia stroked her head and sighed, "You! As long as you are well, your aunt will not dislike you for being noisy, and you can go wherever you like. ”

"Mother loves me the most!" An Le was coquettish, and looked at Lin Qingyun with bright eyes: "When did my aunt start the club?" I've been ready in just three or two days, and I'm going to wait for me. ”

"Don't be in a hurry, you can catch up, you can recuperate with peace of mind." Lin Qingyun sighed a little emotionally for a while, the An Le in front of him was like a real ten-year-old child, the girls he had seen in the past were raised at a young age due to various rules and regulations, and they were several years more mature than their actual age.

Lin Qingyun set the poetry club on the 20th, and sent the posts to the Lin family, the Zhuang family, the Jia family, the Shi family and the eldest princess's mansion two days in advance.

Because Tu Yan wanted a female guest in the house, he went back to Zhuyunju after breakfast in the morning, and said that he would not go to Changhuan Pavilion today. Lin Qingyun knew what he meant, but as soon as the sisters came back for the first time, she didn't plan to take them to visit Qingfeng Mingyue Courtyard, and in her selfish heart, she didn't want many people to go in and destroy the tranquility.

The garden in the house is elegantly repaired, the landscape pavilions, hundreds of flowers, two osmanthus trees grow under a small gentle slope, a path winds and winds, the hillside is planted with jasmine and camellia, although it is late August, there are still a few sporadic snow-white buds to open. On the hillside, there is a pavilion with a simple shape, there is a small open space in front of the pavilion, it is paved with a large piece of bluestone, there are stone steps on the left and right sides, the trees are full of orange and red osmanthus flowers, the fragrance of the flowers is rich and charming, there is a wind blowing, one or two flowers fall down the canal under the tree leisurely, mixed with the red, pink, white petals that come from nowhere, and drift away again.

The living water used by this canal is secretly connected to several pools in the house, including the small pond in front of the Changhuan Pavilion.

The aqueduct was six or seven feet wide, and there was a stone bridge over it, allowing only two people to walk side by side. On the opposite side, there are two ginkgo biloba trees, three red maples, and various flowers and trees are scattered together, and the scenery is very beautiful. In an open area, a group of delicate girls are slowly approaching, talking, laughing, and chattering, adding a lot of color to the whole garden.

Lin Qingyun arranged the venue for the banquet in the pavilion on the opposite hillside, the so-called climbing high and looking far away, standing on the hillside is enough to look around most of the garden.

"This garden is different from the garden of the Nan'an Palace." Shi Xiangyun went out with his aunt to socialize, and he was familiar with Princess Nan'an, and he had been to the mansion more than once, and he had naturally visited the garden, but in all fairness, it was not as elegant as the garden of the pure prince's mansion. It seems that as soon as you enter this garden, there are countless poems to express, which makes people reluctant to visit.

"Nature is different, the garden of the capital is more atmospheric, the south is more exquisite, this garden seems to be a combination of the north and the south, the flowers and plants planted are more important than the literati like the plum orchid, bamboo chrysanthemum, etc., and cleverly embellished with brightly colored red maple and ginkgo trees, both elegant and quiet and not too lonely. I heard that this garden was built under the supervision of Prince Chun himself. Baochai also heard Baoyu mention it, and now when I look at it, there is indeed a period of spirituality that is naturally included.

"Yes, the drawings of this garden were drawn by my uncle himself, and I consulted a few garden masters, and it was finally decided. This garden is not only exquisite in autumn, but also in spring, summer, autumn and winter, the scenery is non-stop all year round, and I often come to play in the two years when it was first built. "It was the Lord of Anle who said this.

An Le saw these people for the first time, no matter how lively the family was, after all, he was a little restrained, but fortunately, Xiangyun was a big grinning character, and the other sisters were not light fat powders, and they were mixed up in a short time, and they were able to discuss poetry with others at this time.

An Le's words are not easy to accept, after all, the prince is a foreign man, and the sisters are not good at talking.

Daiyu held Lin Qingyun's hand and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter whose idea he is, let's just have a good time, and whoever doesn't do well in poetry for a while, she will be punished for pouring them wine." ”

"What my sister said is that the wine, food and fruits are all ready, just waiting for the sisters to come." Lin Qingyun beckoned everyone to the pavilion on the hillside.

The four girls of the Zhuang family, the three springs of the Jia family, Baochai Xiangyun, An Le, Daiyu, and then counting Lin Qingyun himself, there are twelve people, standing on the hillside, looking at Zhuo Zhuo Zhuo in colorful clothes from a distance, fluttering clothes, no one in the huge garden to disturb, Lin Qingyun is the head of the palace again, everyone has no scruples, and they play very dedicatedly. This time the society to appreciate the osmanthus as the name, then called the osmanthus society, all the people to write poems to the osmanthus as the theme, a total of twelve, Baochai's poems are thick and dignified, Daiyu's poems are chic, Xiangyun Anle is agile, poetry rain poems fragrant new and elegant, the poems of the spring have a special edge...... On the contrary, Lin Qingyun's own poems are mediocre, and they are at the bottom together with welcoming spring and cherishing spring.

Lin Qingyun didn't care, tasted the homemade jasmine tea in the house, and copied twelve copies of the twelve poems together with Yingchun and Xichun, so that each person could take one back. As for the others, they had already been invited to continue to enjoy the scenery and compose poems, and Lin Qingyun had already arranged for the girls and mothers-in-law in the house to serve with them, so there was no need to worry.

After a day of fun, the sisters had their best and went home.

Lin Qingyun left Daiyu and An Le for two days.

There are many empty houses in the inner courtyard of the house, so I chose the best ones to place the two of them in. Originally, she wanted Daiyu to live with her, just because An Le was there, but it was not good to be like this, and Daiyu was careful, thinking that wouldn't it be embarrassing if the prince bumped into him when he came over? In fact, in Lin Qingyun's opinion, there is no need to worry, but what if you bump into it? Besides, Tu Yan knew how to avoid it, just like today, he didn't go out of the cloud residence at all.

Lin Qingyun was going to eat with An Le Daiyu in the evening, but both of them said that they had no appetite. It is estimated that she is tired of playing during the day, and the two of them are not very good in health, although Daiyu has raised it, she is a delicate little girl. Lin Qingyun instructed the egret to arrange some light food and drink, and then go to see if the two of them were resting later.

The egret listened to them one by one, and asked again: "Is the princess's meal to be eaten alone, or is it placed with the prince's?" ”

The masters in the palace are just her and Tu Yan, and they usually eat three meals a day.

"Put it in the king's place." Lin Qingyun saw that it was not too early, so he went to Zhuyunju first.

When I came to Zhuyunju, before I entered the door, I saw Tu Yan playing chess through the half-open window, and I couldn't help but pause. Lin Qingyun is not an ancient person after all, he has only been here for two years, and he can write two poems thanks to the little teaching he received in his original memory, where can he still get such an elegant pastime as playing chess. In the past, Tu Yan played with her left hand and right hand, and since she came, she must play chess with her, even if she doesn't, the other party doesn't think she is stupid and teaches her personally.

Originally, she did not exclude learning to play chess, after all, there is no end to learning the sea, and there are many skills that are not pressing, but just ......

She probably didn't have this talent, and she became more and more discouraged after several teachings, and she was very patient and tolerant, so that she almost didn't dare to see him.

Tu Yan smiled when he saw her look of wanting to turn away, he was used to seeing her plain and steady appearance, and it was quite funny to see this panic and fear at first glance, and he couldn't help but want to tease her.

"Weiqing, don't play chess today." Tu Yan laughed.

"You're only making fun of me!" Lin Qingyun glared, but still walked in.

The lights in the room were lit early, and after glancing at the chess game, there was not much left of the white sons, and the sunspots were gone. He threw the chess pieces in his hand into the white porcelain chess jar, and it was obvious that the back was not worth the effort, and he didn't let the maid do it, so he slowly cleaned it up himself.

Lin Qingyun picked up a chess piece, and the slightest coolness passed through his fingertips, this is not agate jade, but a high-grade cloud.

Tu Yan suddenly smiled and asked her, "What good poem did Wei Qing do today?" ”

"Knowingly asked." Lin Qingyun threw the chess pieces into the chess jar and said frankly: "I have no talent in poetry, I am not as good as my sisters, especially Daiyu's sisters, whose poems are the most spiritual, the most chic and elegant, I can only envy them." ”

"Each man has his own strengths." Tu Yan seemed to think of something, and said, "Do you know that the Jia family has built a garden in Weixian." ”

"Well, I know. But what's the news? "Although I just met the girl of the Jia family, where can they talk about the internal affairs of the Jia family, not to mention that there are many things that the girls may not know.

"I heard that the construction has been completed in general, but the amount of silver spent is not a small amount, some people outside say that it cost more than 100,000 yuan, some say that it cost 450,000 yuan, and some people say that it cost millions of silver." Saying that, Tu Yan himself also smiled, after all, they all knew that no matter how luxurious the Jia family was, no matter how thick the family was, it was impossible to spend a million to build a garden, not to mention that there was not so much money.

"It's just rumors, and the rumors are that they like to exaggerate and chase after the wind." It is precisely because of the value of the silver that she has always felt that the dowry given by Lin Ruhai is hot, and the Jia family's inner bag has already come up, and it is impossible to have so much money, unless she contributes the private houses of each house and everyone.

Tu Yan agreed: "I know the rumors outside, and I also know how much the Jia family really spent. ”

Lin Qingyun's eyes were full of questions.

Tu Yan didn't hide it, but he didn't say it too clearly: "The eldest master of the Jia family said it himself, after the completion of the general project of the garden, a total of 300,000 taels were spent. It is said that the antique utensils are distributed by the treasury and each room, and the rest of the miscellaneous items are estimated to be tens of thousands of taels larger. ”

Lin Qingyun didn't know the price of bricks and tiles, and he didn't know the specific expenses of building a garden, but since antique utensils and other things were not counted, 300,000 taels was not a small amount, and then thinking about the Jia family's behavior, he smiled and said: "I'm afraid that I really spent so much, at least so much silver was taken on the public account, as for whether it was all on the garden, it is unknown." ”

"Wei Qing is transparent, Jia Yu alone intercepted thirty or forty thousand silver from it, how could others not stretch out their hands. In this way, the garden is estimated to cost about 200,000 yuan, which is already extravagant. I really don't know what kind of search and ingenuity it is. "Tu Yan likes to enjoy the scenery, see different cultural customs everywhere, and also have a preference for architecture. It is said that Jia Jiajiazi invited some drawings drawn by Shanziye, and it was passed on very much, so he was very curious.

Lin Qingyun couldn't see his thoughts, and raised his eyebrows lightly: "It seems that I am more blessed than the prince, just wait for Concubine Xiande to finish the province, and the Jia family will definitely invite me to visit the garden." ”

Tu Yan stretched out his hand and nodded her forehead, gritted his teeth and smiled: "Then punish you for drawing a garden map!" ”

In October, the garden of the Jia family was officially completed, except for Jia Baoyu who went in with Jia Zheng and others to extract the plaque, outsiders were not qualified to go in to have a look. The Lin family also pays attention to the Jia family's garden, and the Jia family's mother is a provincial relative, and has nothing to do with the Lin family. At this time, the Lin family was going to the dealer's house to congratulate him.

Zhuang Li returned to his hometown to participate in the autumn festival, and the list was released in early October, and Zhuang Li High School released Yuan.

The third son of the Yang family also participated in the township examination, but he fell behind, after all, the imperial examination has always been the most difficult, and the admission quota in each province is limited. Fortunately, the Yang family and even the third son of Yang himself knew that they should go through it once and take the exam again in three years, so they got the result and began to discuss the marriage of the two families with the banker. On the eighteenth day, the Yang family made a big appointment, and the marriage date of the two families was set for March 12 of the following year.

Zhuang Lizhong understood that the dealer did not feast the guests, only arranged two tables, and invited close relatives and friends to congratulate him.

During the banquet, someone laughed and praised: "Brother Zhuang Shi is so blessed, so that the son can learn to build the world, understand the Yuan, and fight again in the spring of next year, win a Huiyuan, and then order the champion, envy others!" ”

Zhuang Peiqian smiled: "It's ridiculous." The dog is still young, and the township is just trying it, but you have to wait, and it's not too late to wait for the article to arrive in three years. ”

Zhuang Pei mainly considered that Zhuang Li was young, and if he entered the office, he would really suffer. And wait for three years, and then sharpen and sharpen, maybe you can get a better ranking, and then you can get a release after two or three years of grinding in Hanlin. Now that the rural test has passed, you can still listen to the name of the person, but you can decide your relatives in advance.

Two days later, Zhuang Pei came to visit Lin Ruhai.

The two talked about poetry and painting, looking at the ancient and modern, very pleasant. Zhuang Pei suddenly took out an article and handed it to him: "Ruhai, what do you think of this article?" ”

Lin Ruhai took a look, the handwriting was unfamiliar, it was a policy treatise, on "heavy agriculture and suppressing business". This topic is upside down, there are many similar ones throughout the ages, but then looking at the content, I found that this article is sharp in language, straightforward about the benefits and disadvantages, and gives several improvement strategies, and Lin Ruhai high-fived and praised: "Really good article!" Who did it? If he is an official, he can be a capable minister in the world! ”

Zhuang Pei smiled faintly, but asked rhetorically: "How about this person being your son-in-law?" ”

Lin Ruhai was stunned for a moment, then reacted and laughed: "Okay, you Zhuang Peiwen!" He even sent a copy of your son's article to cover up the people's eyes. ”

Zhuang Pei shook his head: "This is the dog's usual handwriting, you haven't seen it, so you don't recognize it." Then his face was straight, and he said: "Ruhai, you know what my son's temperament is, I have the heart to ask for your daughter to marry for the dog, and the two families will be close to each other and become a family of children and daughters, how are you doing?" ”

"The little girl is only eleven this year." In all fairness, Lin Ruhai is very satisfied with Zhuang Li, his character is in his eyes, his writing is good, and he has just learned about the yuan now, and it will not be a problem to wait for three years to pass the examination and enter the palace. The dealer's family style is also upright, and there is a rule that men do not accept concubines, and looking at the banker's past three generations, you can know that if Daiyu goes to the dealer's house, she will not be able to stand the grievances. It's just that Lin Ruhai only has this one daughter-in-law under his knees, and he treats it as a treasure, and he always feels that it hasn't hurt enough, so why is he willing to give it to others so early.

Zhuang Pei waved his hand and said: "What's this, it's just to set the marriage first, and then get married in a few years." Your daughter is a fragrant sweetheart, if I don't start earlier, who knows which prince will turn around and ask to marry? ”

In a word, when it comes to Lin Ruhai's heart, after experiencing Lin Qingyun's matter, he is afraid that he will suddenly come again and point Daiyu to the prince's palace.

“…… Let's say it first, Daiyu must pass fifteen years before she can marry. Lin Ruhai was relieved. After all, the two families had temptations before, and now they are talking about it on the bright side, what's more, Lin Ruhai is really afraid of those princes, since Lin Qingyun got married, there are more ideas to fight Daiyu, and what is even more ridiculous is that there are those who ask for the prince to marry, and there are also those who ask for the emperor and grandson, which simply makes Lin Ruhai cry and laugh and get bored.

Zhuang Pei was overjoyed when he heard this, and when he saw that he looked sad and depressed, he patted him on the shoulder and comforted him with no sincerity: "Senior brother, look away, the girl's family is big and has to go to the cabinet." Our two families are close, I also know that you only have one daughter, and if you want to think about your daughter in the future, just go and see it, and let her come back to live and just mention it. ”

"Let's go! I'll change my mind if I don't leave! Lin Ruhai suddenly saw the ruffian appearance of this senior brother when he was young, and gritted his teeth with hatred.

Zhuang Pei left satisfied.

Lin Ruhai sat in the study and sighed twice, his heart was really sour and astringent: "Why was it said that I was moved, I should recruit a son-in-law and let Yu'er live at home for a long time......"

This is just casual talk, who knows that the son-in-law is good? What if he harms his daughter for the sake of his family wealth a hundred years later? Or there are no restraints and three wives and four concubines.

Zhuang Li is a capable minister and a powerful minister, he can only think about the good side.