It is said that Lin Jinlou took Xianglan back to Changchun Hall, and the maids gathered in one place to laugh and have fun, and when they saw the two of them entering the door, they hurriedly surrounded him, Lin Jinlou walked to the second room, turned his head slightly, and saw Xianglan was whispering orders with the painting fan, and ordered him to prepare the clothes for the guests.

Lin Jinlou untied the wide belt of woven gold around his waist as he walked, and handed it to Xiaojuan casually, Lingqing hurriedly handed over tea, Lingsu handed over towels, and Xue Ning served a plate of fresh fruits. Xianglan followed and walked in, sat on the chaise longue, Lin Jinlou also followed and sat on the couch, took Xianglan's hand and smiled, nodded the pendant hanging on Xianglan's chest with her chin, and asked, "Do you like it?" In fact, it was specially left for you. ”

When the book came in and heard this sentence, she was used to making fun, and said with a smile: "Ouch, this pendant is good, warm and delicate, and the best thing is an orchid, which alludes to grandma's name, so there is no such thing that can be thought of by people." This heart is worth ten thousand taels of gold. ”

Xianglan raised her head and saw Lin Jinlou smiling at her, she didn't know what to say, and lowered her thick eyelashes, Lin Jinlou said: "Ten thousand taels of gold, one thousand taels of silver, just to coax you to have fun." ”

Xianglan blinked, raised her head slightly, and met Lin Jinlou's smiling eyes. Seeing this situation, Shuran thought, come on, if there is anything important, wait for this master to get tired of it, and look at a few maids on the side, and a few people quietly retreated.

Lin Jinlou looked at Xianglan's beautiful face, and couldn't help lowering his voice: "Do you like it or not?" What do you say? After a pause, he asked, "Or what do you want to say?" ”

Xianglan looked up at Lin Jinlou's heroic eyebrows, and somehow remembered what Jiang Xiyun said to her, her heart suddenly became heavy, and she didn't know whether it was grievance or sadness, she only felt that the hand that Lin Jinlou held her was rolling and hot, she withdrew her hand and didn't say a word.

Lin Jinlou frowned slightly, and just about to ask, he saw the painting fan holding a stack of clothes, and walked in and said: "Grandma, that dark green set has not dried after washing this morning, and there are a few similar sets in the box, you can take a look" Seeing Lin Jinlou glaring at her, he was so frightened that he "chuckled", and the words behind him were all choked in his throat and couldn't spit out.

This sentence saved Xianglan, and she got up to meet her and said, "Put it here, I'll take a look." ”

Lin Jinlou was displeased, and said in his heart: "The girl Xianglan brought from home is not as eye-catching as the Lin family, and there is a name for the diaphragm, what is it called a painting fan, his father's, isn't it just because Song Ke's little white face gave her a fan, just remember it, and change the name of this maid when she catches up with Ming'er, it is called Jade Pendant, or it is called a screen, and the earliest master also gave her a peacock screen, she doesn't like it very much, she always stares at it when she has nothing to do, as if she wants to stare out of a hole in the screen." Thinking about it, he glared at the fan again, and the fan's face became more and more frightened.

Lin Jinlou said impatiently: "You can wear anything, you come here." ”

Xianglan pretended not to hear, and was still looking down at her clothes, Shuran heard the movement, took a look, and came in and said: "Uncle, several masters have arrived, and they are eating wine in front, so you can hurry over as soon as you come back." ”

Lin Jinlou glanced at Xianglan again, and then said "um", and was served by someone to change his clothes, and glanced at Xianglan from time to time. Xianglan's heart was tight for no reason, Lin Jinlou's eyes were sharp and keen, she had no chance of winning in front of him from the beginning, all her thoughts were seen through by him and firmly pinched in his palm.

Before leaving, Lin Jinlou pinched Xianglan's chin, looked at it carefully, and said, "You don't have anything to tell you?" ”

Pandan shook her head.

Lin Jinlou half-narrowed his eyes and said, "What did the five girls of the Jiang family tell you?" ”

Say what? Naturally, it is to knock on the mountain and shake the tiger, knock on me, and then probe your mind. Xianglan felt a pang in her heart, looked up and saw that Lin Jinlou didn't say anything at all, but still shook her head and said, "I didn't say anything, it's just gossip." ”

Lin Jinlou thoughtfully let go of his hand, said "oh" in his mouth, walked out, turned back and said: "Give the few pieces of cloth that came up in the shop to the younger sisters, and there is a ring with pearls in the jewelry sent by Yinlou two days ago, and send it to the fifth cousin." ”

Xianglan responded one by one, and Yu Guang caught a glimpse of Chunling standing outside the window and probing her brain. Shuran hurriedly smiled: "I'll take the key and open the warehouse." ”

When Lin Jinlou went out, Xianglan whispered to Shuran: "Staring at Dian Chunling for the past two days, I see that her description is not quite right. ”

Shuran sneered: "She has never been right since she came to the capital, and now she is fighting with the Jiang family." To put it abruptly, grandma is too face-bearing, let's kill the mighty stick and see what else she can do. ”

Xianglan smiled bitterly and said: "I've said all the good things I should have said to her, but I can't give her what she asks, she has such a light temperament, and she loves to offend people, and she still refuses to listen to me, if she gets the power, I don't know what to do." I'm not afraid of her, sooner or later she will have to make a big mistake if she goes on like this, if it is really in the hands of his wife, I am afraid that I will not be able to protect her. Now and because of her, I don't feel cold is nonsense, but some fate is not hard to ask, let her go, keep an eye on our door, as long as she doesn't make a mess, don't hurt her by talking, in the end, I won't stop her if she wants to go to Miss Jiang, so let's get together and disperse. ”

When Shuran heard this, he sighed, recited the Buddha again, and said, "My grandmother, I don't know what to go back to when you say this." A while ago, she knew that her grandmother was sitting next door, and she opened her mouth and closed her mouth to praise Jiang Wu for being good, what is 'generous', 'pleasing temperament', 'born like a fairy', 'deserving to be the grandmother of the main house', alas, I know that you listened to the piercing heart, and you pierced your fingers when you were doing needlework, and only sent the painting fan out to let Chunling collect the clothes hanging outside. I haven't reused her since then, but I've treated her as well as before, this belly, it's really not to say. After talking and stopping, he pondered it several times before he hesitated, "In fact, the Jiang family has swallowed so many grievances and bitter farewells in her stomach, and the uncle treats you very well."

Xianglan naturally heard the sound outside the strings, and just smiled. Today's events were expected as early as when she was forced to enter the Lin Mansion as a concubine, and she couldn't change the fact that she was a concubine, not to mention that she never liked to tell right and wrong. She understood why Jiang Xiyun wanted to say such a thing to her. Now this girl is indeed in a dilemma - the Jiang family is in trouble, she doesn't want to wade into troubled waters, but the Qin family only likes her, if the Qin family takes a fancy to her sister, I am afraid that everyone will be happy, but unfortunately, the Qin family has never even given Jiang Si a look.

Xianglan felt that she had been rough and rough, if Jiang Xiyun came to beat her when she first entered the Lin family as a concubine, she would definitely feel humiliated and ridiculed each other, now she can be calm, if she couldn't tolerate it before, she can actually sigh and laugh in the spring breeze and rain. Xianglan couldn't help but feel a little bitter, such a peaceful state of mind was polished out of how many stumbles, and how many grievances and helplessness were contained in it, but then a little pride suddenly welled up in her heart, even though she had encountered many unbearable things, she had never become a mean complaining or scheming woman, she never thought about who would make her life better, and the pain only polished her to be more mellow and rich, so she can now understand the hardships of others.

Xianglan sat in a daze, and for a while Shuran ordered someone to bring the booklet of fabric, she cheered up and divided them one by one, and ordered Xiaojuan to find the ring and send someone to send it one by one. Alone.

said that Lin Jinlou came out of Changchun Hall and wrinkled his eyebrows all the way. Seeing that his master seemed to be in a bad mood, Gui Yuan didn't dare to come out more and more arrogantly, so he secretly complained in his heart, and said secretly: "Jixiang and Shuangxi are serving those masters in front, why did they assign me to welcome this Buddha, could it be that Aunt Xianglan said something to poke his heart, liver and lungs?" This can't be, since they arrived in the capital, aren't these two much better? He was thinking wildly, when he suddenly heard Lin Jinlou say: "All the paintings painted by your grandmother are put in the study, right?" ”

"Huh?" Gui Yuan was stunned for a moment, and immediately smiled again, "No, every time my grandmother gives me a painting, all the small ones are sent to the uncle's front study." ”

"Oh, then go to the study and find it for you."

The two went to the study, Lin Jinlou sat on the Taishi chair with the heat-dispelling soup in his hand, Gui Chengcheng sweated profusely, rummaged through several painting jars, and finally came out with more than 20 volumes. Lin Jinlou unfolded it one by one, looked at the payment of the day, and suddenly found that since he allowed Xianglan to paint for takeout, the paintings he sent out were obviously a few notches higher, and Lin Jinlou snorted in his nose. Picking and choosing, he selected more than a dozen, ordered the little servants to take it, and Shi Shiran went to the banquet of the guests.

In the hall, the order is striking, the crowd is boiling, a few small guys are waiting on the side, and there are small actors with beautiful eyebrows babbling and singing on the side, which is very lively.

As soon as everyone saw Lin Jinlou coming in, they laughed loudly: "Look, a busy person is coming, snubbing guests and friends, he has to be punished for a few drinks!" ”

Someone coaxed, "You have to eat all this jar." ”

Liu Xiaochuan held his belly and said with a smile: "Master, I heard that your Lin bandits can meet their daughters-in-law in the backyard, tell your brother, how are you doing?" ”

Xie Yu kicked him underneath and said, "The dog can't spit out ivory in his mouth!" He gave him a wink. Jiang Feiyun's husband, Lu Chaozong, the second son of the Marquis of Zhongyong, was sitting at another table, and it was difficult to joke about such things.

Unexpectedly, Liu Xiaochuan was a fool, and he had been married to Lu Chaozong before, and glared at Xie Yu: "What kind of cheap problem did you kid kick me?" If you are in a hurry to send your daughter, you won't want me to say a few words? ”

Xie Yu was not happy, and said: "You are a bastard, when my brother is kind enough to remind you, I will take care of your shit in the future, I will be your grandson!" ”

Liu Xiaochuan said with a smile: "You have said this several times, come, call grandpa to listen"

Xie Yu immediately glared and was about to roll up his sleeves. In the past, the two of them argued with Chu Dapeng to persuade each other, but this time Chu Dapeng went to relieve him, Yuan Shaoren was feeding him with Dege'er in his arms, and persuaded him in a low voice: "Okay, you two, pinch when you meet, and the dog eats the dog." Don't look at whose house it is, after a while, Lin Bawang is anxious for the two of you to weigh it. With that, he got up, gave Dege'er a cup of tea, and ordered him to pay homage to Lin Jinlou. RS