Lin Jinting these days he went out with Chu Dapeng and others to have fun, more than once heard the sons of Yangzhou City talk about Lin Jinlou, or envy him for his high position at a young age, or revere his name, or say that he is good at using soldiers, or how he is picky and difficult to serve, or relish his affairs.

The original Lin family had guests to socialize, and Lin Jinting only came to the face of his grandfather and Lin Changzheng, but this time he saw Lin Jinlou's pomp and circumstance outside, and the sons of those families all went to Yangzhou Lin Mansion one by one to visit, preparing all kinds of gifts, greeting politely, and doing their best to be courteous.

Today, Lin Jinlou set off, and the dignitaries of the government in Yangzhou City were personally sent off, and the sedan chairs and horses that saw them off were mighty, and they were blocking a street.

Lin Jinting looked at this scene in a daze, and suddenly remembered that his grandfather ordered him to move to the ancestral house to study, and on the first day he went, his grandfather lay on the rocking chair and asked him: "Sister Aya'er, do you hate your eldest brother?" ”

Hate or hate? Naturally, there is a grudge. His mother cried day and night, and his father scolded Lin Jinlou in the house. Lin Dong Ayaqiang was taken away by someone in a carriage, his face was swollen and bruised, and he cried into tears. A funeral shed was erected in front of the door that night, and since then there has been no more Miss "Lin Dongya" in the Lin family.

He muttered not what to say.

Grandfather shook his head and said to him: "You remember, although the two of you are not from the same room, but Lou'er is a loving person, as the saying goes, the eldest brother is like a father, you will treat him as your eldest brother, and you will be kind to him in the future...... Whether you can count on your own father is unknown, but your future is all on your uncle and eldest brother, you can think about what to do in the future, if you can figure out this experience, it is not in vain that I have detained you in front of me to study. ”

He naturally understood that his grandfather's words meant that he would be closer to Lin Jinlou, but he still responded in his heart. Later, Lin Jinlou was resolute and wanted to go to Yangzhou, but he was really detained by his grandfather, and when he got this letter, he quickly left a note and followed Lin Jinlou all the way out of the house. After these days, his resentment towards Lin Jinlou gradually dissipated, and he laughed as before.

It was only today, when he saw such a battle, that he understood his grandfather's intentions, his brother was no longer the boy who took him out to run horses and play money more than ten years ago, but was already a figure who turned the clouds and rained.

Lin Jinting didn't know what it was like in his heart, so he just looked at Lin Jinlou in a daze and greeted the officials with a smile, and after getting on the horse, he bowed his hand again and again, and his spirit was flying.

A group of people did not stay until they were sent out of the city, and another group of officers and soldiers followed to escort them.

Xianglan sat in the carriage and lifted the curtain slightly, only to see the grass and trees on the outskirts of the city.

Lin Jinlou urged Ma Xing to come to her and said to her: "Look at what, go back and squint, I will naturally call you when I get to the place." As he spoke, he reached out and tucked the curtain tightly.

Jixiang pouted while driving the carriage, didn't they just look at the guards next to them, afraid that Xianglan would let people look at them. But the uncle didn't look at it, which of them had the courage to be an ambitious leopard and dare to glance at Xianglan with his eyes.

Pandan had no choice but to retract and lean against the cushion.

When Lingsu saw it, he took out two small red lacquer boxes and asked Xianglan to use snacks.

Xianglan said: "I just ate two cakes in the morning, and I'm not hungry. When did you make a snack in the morning? ”

Lingsu said with a smile: "It was the uncle who asked Ermeixuan's cook to send it over early in the morning, and if grandma finds it boring, she will use two grinding teeth to relieve boredom." As he spoke, he lifted the lid and found two kinds of noodles in one box, one with peony flowers, the same with cream-fried small flour fruits, and the other box with four delicate pastries: manna cake, snowflake cake, water chestnut roll, and amber cake.

Xianglan saw that it was exquisite, so she took one to eat, and let Lingqing and Lingsu eat, the two refused at first, and then Xianglan repeatedly pushed and let it, and only then did she pick a piece of cake, and accompanied Xianglan to say some loose words to pass the time.

Lingqing and Lingsu were afraid that Lin Jinlou would leave her two in Yangzhou, just like the maids in the previous Yangzhou Lin Mansion, they couldn't see their masters for many months as adults, and they kept a garden, if the master forgot, they would explain it for the rest of their lives. Later, when he saw that he had taken them with him on his journey, his heart was put down, and he served more and more wholeheartedly, and he did not talk anymore.

Let's say that in the Jinling Lin Mansion, the little walnut walked into the cover room, took the quilt by himself, and went to get the teapot on the table, but he couldn't pour out the water, and when he opened the lid, the pot was already empty, and there were only a few dry tea leaves left, so he sneered at the kang: "You just die!" Slouchy and slippery, don't do, lie in bed all day long, don't even know how to drink tea and then renew it, turn around and let Mama beat you! ”

Gui Yuan lay on the kang, pulled a pillow towel and covered his head, but he didn't hear it. Now Gui Yuan's life is not good, originally he was serving in the study, Lin Jinlou saw that he was clever and gave him to Xianglan to summon. Although Gui Yuan is young, he has a belly of heart, he pondered, the most important thing around the uncle is auspicious, double happiness brothers, it is difficult to get out of the idle, not to mention that there are too many people around the uncle, how many people are staring at the front, I can't wait for the uncle to carry it, there are a lot of stumbling in the back, thanks to the auspiciousness and the book dyeing pressure, he bought it halfway, there is no backer, and it is not very smooth. And Lin Jinlou has a bad temper, he is extremely picky and difficult to serve, he usually has to worry about his heart in the study, this time he gave him to Xianglan, others looked at him and laughed, only to feel that he was replaced from a decent errand, and turned to serve a newly favored room, but Gui Yuan was secretly happy.

Xianglan is easy-going and generous, and she gives a lot of rewards to her subordinates, and it is not a lot of trouble, and she can't call him once for ten days and half a month, the days are leisurely, and Lin Jinlou is known to everyone who favors Xianglan, and it is a matter of time before she becomes an aunt. Gui Yuan thought, he is now serving loyally, in the future, Xianglan gave birth to a son and a half daughter, Lin Jinlou was happy, maybe he would give a shop, a grange, he begged to be a steward, and he also had a future in the future.

He was also ambitious, but who knew that the pandan girl suddenly disappeared! The Lin family only said that the Xianglan girl was not in good health, and she would be sent to Zhuangzi to raise for a few days and then come back, but they whispered that Xianglan was lost in the temple, and she was afraid that it would be more auspicious.

Gui Yuan beat his chest, wanting to cry without tears, his lack of children in the study has long been topped, and now there is no real difference in swinging, and the little guys have also practiced him more, and there is really no hope for the future.

Walnut was still scolding, and Gui Yuan turned over.

At this time, I only heard the door "clang" open, and Shuangxi rushed into the house, frowning and said, "Why are you still lying down?" Guiyuan, you girls are back, come to the door and wait to kowtow! ”

Gui Yuan sat up from the kang with a "puff", glared at him and said, "What are our girls?" …… Pandan girl? ”

Shuangxi walked out and said, "Ah, no, you hurry up Malier." ”

As soon as Xianglan sat down, Xiaojuan came up and took Xianglan's hand, and said with tears in her eyes: "Good girl, where have you been these days?" I'm going to die of fear. ”

Chunling said: "The girl also asked someone to give us a word, so as to save us from guessing." ”

Xianglan followed Lin Jinlou's teaching, and said: "A few days ago, I was a little unhappy, I was afraid that I would be sick at home, so I went to Zhuangzi to live for a while, and then I was raised, and the uncle was going to Yangzhou on an errand, so he took me to a trip, and everyone was so tired that everyone worried about it." ”

Tinglan smiled: "What is tired or not, this is the way it should be, where is the girl so polite." ”

Chunling opened her mouth at the same time and said with a smile: "It's good that the girl thinks about our love." ”

As he spoke, Shuran opened the curtain and walked in, and said with a smile, "Look at the excitement here." Said to Xianglan: "Uncle said, he has some affairs in the army, and he is in a hurry to go over, let the girl clean up and rest by herself, and wait for him to come back in the evening." Then he said to the people, "If you have anything to say, you must first wait for the girl to freshen up, and then use some things." ”

And when the book was dyed and spoken, the crowd dispersed, some offering tea, some serving hot water, and some carrying clothes. Lingqing and Lingsu couldn't intervene, and only stood aside.

Chunling asked, "Girl, are these two people ......?"

Xianglan glanced at Chunling, and originally wanted her to take these two people down to settle down, and let her teach more in the future. But before the words could be spoken, he hesitated. Now she is not as good as before, I am afraid that it will not be so easy to run out of the Lin family again, no matter how powerful Chunling is, she is also the son of the Lin family, and this person has a temper like charcoal, and loves to argue with others, and sometimes it is not easy to worry. Lingqing and Lingsu are both clever people, and the deed of sale is still in her hands, so it is better for her to take it personally, and there will be a few more people who are with her in the future. Then he said to Chunling: "These two people were sent by Gongzi Xie, they are both excellent, one will be in charge of pen and ink and the other will eat in the future." I remember that there is still a place to settle in. He also said to Lingqing and Lingsu: "The journey is also hard, you go to rest first, and then come and serve at night." ”

Chunling was stunned, her face was a little unsightly, and she led the person down.

Shuran leaned over and whispered: "The girl will go and kowtow to Mrs. later, the girl is not here, Mrs. Baba is worried, and sent several things to the girl's house, and always sends a red note over to quietly ask me if the girl has come back, and Tete lit a safe sea lantern for you in the temple." ”

Xianglan was stunned for a moment, but she didn't expect that the Qin family was such a caring person, and she had a good impression of her, so she nodded and said, "I save it, thank you sister for mentioning it." ”

For a while, Xianglan ate tea, cleaned her face and hands, changed her clothes, combed her hair again, took out the gifts that had been prepared for the Qin family from the box, and went to the Humble Shouyuan to see the Qin family. The Qin family had already heard that Xianglan was back, so he hurriedly let her into the house, got up to greet her, took her hand, looked up and down, and then sighed, as if his heart was also put down, and said, "Amitabha, it's good to be back." Pulled Xianglan to sit on the couch, poured tea on the red note, and sent other maids out, the three of them together, asking Xianglan where she had gone these days, how she was doing, and how Lin Jinlou was looking for her.

Xianglan said: "I have been hiding in a nearby nunnery, because I thought that I had lost a night, my reputation was not good, and I didn't have the face to come back, I was going to live in the temple all the time, but I don't know where the uncle got the news and took me back." ”

Qin's eyes were red and he said, "You stupid boy, who can dislike you...... It's weirdly sad to say that. Choking on the words, Xianglan and Hongjian hurriedly relieved, and Qin wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief and said, "That's it, it's good to come back now." I talked to Xianglan again, rewarded a lot of things, ordered my mother-in-law to take it, and sent Xianglan back to Zhichun Hall.

After a long time of tiring and trouble, Xianglan was already tired, so she went back to change her clothes, and went to the warm pavilion to bask in the sun and leaned on the kang. I was sleepy but couldn't sleep, and my heart was in turmoil. Hearing the movement around him, he opened his eyes, only to see Chunling sitting on the edge of the kang, Xianglan half sat up, just wanted to tell Chunling to take the gift she gave to a few of them to share, Chunling sat on the edge of the kang with his eyebrows twisted, and said in a very angry tone: "Girl, you don't hide it from me, you haven't been here these days, where have you gone?" ”

Xianglan was stunned, Xiaojuan came in with tea and snacks, and frowned when she heard this: "Chunling, why did you ask the girl that she was here, where did she go, do you want to return to you?" ”

Chunling raised her eyebrows and said, "Doesn't I care about the girl." He looked at Xianglan again and said, "Where did you go?" ”

Xianglan didn't speak, only smiled slightly, reached out to take the tea in Xiaojuan's hand, took a bite, and said: "The blue satin bag in the cage contains the official powder, rouge and hair oil brought back from Yangzhou. Then he lay down again and closed his eyes.

Chunling wanted to ask, but Xiaojuan pulled her sleeve and said, "The girl is tired, let her rest." Pulled Chunling out.

The two stood outside the cubicle, and Chunling said unhappily: "What are you pulling me out for, can't you ask about this matter?" This thing is very strange, obviously I didn't go to the temple, how did I go to Zhuangzi? ”

Xiaojuan sneered: "The girl plans to say it, so naturally she will tell us, and the girl doesn't want to say it, there must be a reason that can't be said." Is this something we can inquire about? We are the ones who are waiting underneath, the girl has an old relationship with us, and treats us kindly, not if we are calling people, but like sisters, but we have to know that the girl is a person in the uncle's room after all, and I heard that she is about to be raised to an aunt and grandmother, and she is a serious master, no matter how kind she is, she should not talk to her in a tone like teaching juniors, or be respectful. ”

Chunling is quite qualified, and she is second-class, she has always reprimanded Xiaojuan, and she was robbed by Xiaojuan coldly, and she couldn't hold her face and sneered: "Yo, it's really good, I just care about asking a few words, recruiting you so much, there are many masters in the house, and there is no big money to ask." Saying that, he broke the curtain and went out.

Ting Lan and Xue Ning came in talking and laughing, and when they saw Chunling going out angrily, they couldn't help but be stunned, and asked Xiaojuan, "What's wrong?" ”

Xiao Juan snorted and said, "Isn't it because the girl brought back the two maids and didn't hand them over to her, so I have to show the girl a face." Then he said to himself: "What do you care about, but I just want to inquire about grinding my teeth." ”RS