I saw Lin Zhaoxiang holding a carved hundred bats to offer longevity Huanghuali stick, holding Lin Jinyuan with the other hand, and walked in unhurriedly. Lin Jinyuan always has two horns on his head, wearing a sleeveless round-necked robe embroidered with golden lotus patterns on a red background, a white face, big black jade-like eyes, and unusual cleverness. He was the most compatible with Xianglan, and he made a grimace at Xianglan, who secretly squeezed his eyebrows, and Xianglan couldn't help laughing and winked at him quietly.

A group of people pressed down and saluted and said hello, Lin Zhaoxiang went to Mrs. Lin's side, sat down, Mrs. Lin sat down, Lin Zhaoxiang said to everyone: "Listen to the excitement here, I'll come over to have fun, you enjoy you, don't feel uncomfortable because of me." ”

Everyone sat down. At this time, Lin Dongjun had already stepped forward, and hurriedly asked: "Grandfather is here, ask grandfather Wanfu Jin'an, how is grandfather's health?" A few days ago, I heard that my grandfather was sick, my granddaughter couldn't rest assured, I prayed to God and Buddha in the town, and prayed for my grandfather's longevity and health. ”

Lin Zhaoxiang lifted his eyelids and glanced at her, and said lightly: "Big girl, you have all the words of this room to say all the things alone." ”

Lin Dongjun's face turned red, and he was a little embarrassed, and retreated.

The Qin family hurriedly played a round game, took the fold and stepped forward and said with a smile: "Since the ancestor came, he ordered a play, and today I invited the famous Qingyun class in Beijing, and his body and singing skills are good." ”

Lin Zhaoxiang took over and ordered two plays, and the little girl immediately rushed out to report, and not long after, there was babbling and singing outside. Lin Zhaoxiang took a cup of tea and took a sip of tea, only to see a beautiful girl sitting on the small pestle under Mrs. Lin's leg, knowing who she was, but still asked: "This is"

Mrs. Lin smiled and said, "Look at me, I forgot to tell you." He took Jiang Xiyun's hand and said, "This is Miss Xi." ”

Jiang Xiyun hurriedly folded her skirt and saluted.

Lin Zhaoxiang looked up and down, nodded and said with a light smile: "There is also a manuscript from when I was a child." "You were so tall at the beginning, and you often came to our house with your grandfather, and your mouth was as sweet as something." This time, she already looks like a big girl. After thinking about it, he smiled and said, "At the beginning, you said that the Lin family's cook is good, especially good at cooking fish, every time there is this dish, you eat it all over your cheeks, but because of 'fish makes fire and meat produces phlegm', your nurse does not allow you to eat more, every time you see the fish and meat take away, your little girl's eyes are always teary." ”

Jiang Xiyun shrank behind Mrs. Lin, and said coquettishly: "It's all a matter of childhood, people should not be greedy now, the old ancestor is really good at making fun of people."

Everyone laughed. Qin Shi fakely laughed twice and wiped his mouth with a handkerchief; Xianglan bowed her head and was silent; Lin Dongqi's eyes were only fixed on the stage; Lin Dongxiu sneered again and again; Su Meiru knocked on the melon seeds, and casually spat a mouthful of melon seed skin on the ground.

For a while, Jiang Xiyun ordered the maid to take the two-color needle and thread, and diligently handed it forward and said: "This is the needle and thread that I respect my ancestors, don't be afraid of the craftsmanship of the ancestors." ”

Lin Zhaoxiang took a look, only to see a pair of shoes and a cloak, the cloak embroidered with a swimming fish, vivid, lifelike, Lin Zhaoxiang smiled: "You ate a lot of fish from the Lin family at the beginning, and now you embroider this tail, I'm afraid you won't be able to make it back?" ”

When they heard this, they burst into laughter.

Jiang Xiyun's little face turned red, and she said aggrievedly: "How many tails does the ancestor want, I'm afraid that I owe a lot of debts back then, even if I embroider this cloak full, I can't afford to pay it!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Lin Zhaoxiang couldn't help laughing. Everyone also hurriedly laughed. Lin Zhaoxiang glanced at Xianglan in the afterglow, and saw that her expression was waveless, not sad or happy, only with her eyes down.

Lin Dongxiu secretly looked at Lin Dongqi and whispered, "Could it be that grandfather doesn't know what she has done?" ”

Lin Dongqi couldn't help kicking her again, snorted at Lin Zhaoxiang, and lowered his voice: "You be quiet, don't let people hear."

Lin Dongxiu snorted coldly: "What are you afraid of, I'm afraid that my grandfather won't hear it!" ”

Xianglan sat there quietly, her face was silent, but her stomach was full of sadness, grievances and hatred that were about to rush out of her throat, and the torment made her sit still, and her already calm heart made waves again. She took a few deep breaths, slowly clenching and loosening her fists. She raised her head, but saw Qin's eyes looking at her with concern, and Xianglan shook her head slightly.

Qin's face showed pity, and nodded slowly, now she really felt sorry for this girl, and thought: "Xianglan, this kid saved me, saved the embroidery girl, and saved Brother Lou, no matter what, I shouldn't be so faceless here today, and suffer such a crime." The old lady and the old lady are not confused, and now the family is looking up and down, what should Xianglan do, pitiful. Thinking in her heart, after a while, she would ask Xianglan to fetch her something and send her to hide and embarrass her.

I only heard Mrs. Lin say: "While everyone is here, it is better to take out the handicraft given by the prince and invite everyone to see and understand." ”

Qin said: "Yo, there are such good things, then you really have to take a closer look." ”

Mrs. Lin said: "This is after the banquet, the prince took off his wrist to reward, the eighteen sons of Ganan fragrant wood, the head of the Buddha is the size of a pigeon's egg, and the back cloud and feet are the rui beast carved by mutton fat and white jade." ”

Wang recited a sentence of Buddha and said: "Not to mention that this thing is rewarded by the prince, this hand is also a precious object!" ”

Lin Zhaoxiang said: "This is the prince's beloved thing, and now the reward to the Lin family is to give great face, and now your old lady is always bad, I will wear this Buddha bead with her, and also stain the prince's fortune." In that case, take it out. ”

This sentence made Lin Jinyuan's face white, he slipped down from the chair, quietly walked to Xianglan's side and pulled her clothes, Xianglan walked out with him, and stayed until no one was around, Lin Jinyuan grabbed Xianglan's sleeve, and the little face of the pink ball was full of panic, and said, "Sister Xianglan, save me!" ”

Xianglan hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Lin Jinyuan cried: "I lost that string of beads." ”

Xianglan was shocked: "What?! ”

Lin Jinyuan wiped his tears and said: "In the morning, I had dinner with the old lady in the flower hall, and I saw the old lady wrap the handpiece with a handkerchief and put it under the mattress of the big kang, I turned it out to play It happened that the third brother asked for peace in the morning, and took me out to buy some application things, I put the Buddha beads in the purse, turned around and came back, and touched the waist, only to find that I had no more I told the big brother that he asked him to go outside to find a string of the same for me, and then told the old lady that the hand was lost, and asked her to cover me first, but I didn't expect an old lady to ask today, What should I do? He was so anxious that he stamped his foot and shed tears in another line.

Xianglan also hurriedly said: "How can that thing be taken out to play casually." It's just other hand-picks, which are rewarded by the East Palace himself, which is not trivial, where to find the exact same. ”

Lin Jinyuan cried: "Then I'm afraid."

Xianglan held Lin Jinyuan's little hand and said: "Good, you will go back with me, and tell the old lady and the old lady the truth. ”

Lin Jinyuan's head shook like a rattle, and he said with horror on his face: "If you can't do it, you can't do it!" Grandfather's ring ruler is going to kill me! ”

Xianglan said softly: "Grandfather beat you just for a moment's anger, and the old lady is here." Think about it, even if it hurts a little, it's better than being scared in the town, yes or no? ”

Lin Jinyuan cried and cried, and he didn't want to admit it, so he said in a stack of voices: "Good sister, tell others, please!" I won't dare again! Xianglan wanted to persuade again, but she could see Lin Jinyuan's pitiful and panicked look, and couldn't help but think that when she first entered the Lin family, she was on an errand under Cao Lihuan. At this time, two maids came over, and Xianglan was afraid that she would be seen, so she took Lin Jinyuan in her arms and said: "A manly husband must be responsible, and it is only right to make mistakes and receive punishments." But now you haven't figured it out, I won't force you first, I promise you not to tell others. But this is your own mistake, and you should take it yourself. ”

Lin Jinyuan sobbed and didn't speak.

Xianglan sighed, wiped the tears on Lin Jinyuan's face with a handkerchief, and led him back to the flower hall.

Before entering, he saw the people who had been kneeling in the hall, listening to Lin Zhaoxiang's voice like a bell, full of anger, his complexion changed, and his crutches poked heavily on the ground, and said: "It's really bold, the things given by the East Palace dare to move such unbearable thoughts!" Who took the hand, I admitted it earlier, if I found out, it wouldn't be easy and clever to uncover! Who has been in the back room today? ”

Lin Jinyuan was so frightened that his soul was not possessed, he broke away from Xianglan's hand and retreated again and again, and ran away without looking back.

The crowd held their breath and was silent.

Mrs. Lin's maid Liubei said: "The back room is prepared for the young lady and the ladies to rest, since the old lady has breakfast here, it is not allowed to wait for idlers to enter, only the eldest aunt, the second aunt, the second grandmother and Miss Xi have been, and a few maids and mothers-in-law have passed vegetables and tea inside." ”

When the Qin family heard this, his heart sank, and he said secretly: "It's bad, they are all children of the family, do you want to spread this life and this face?" Hurriedly straightened up, walked a few steps on his knees, and said with tears in his eyes: "Please also ask the old lady and the old lady to calm their anger, the things rewarded by the East Palace are gone, and I don't dare to tell whether this is taken by the family or the hands and feet of the people next to me are not clean, but some of them please ask the old lady to listen: one, maybe the thing is not placed under the mattress, or locked in what box I forgot and I don't know, if I wronged anyone because of this, it is also chilling; Second, now I am looking for something to ask quietly one by one, in the public, who has this face to recognize it? If you can't find it, the old lady and the old lady should also relax and take care of their bodies carefully. ”

After hearing this, Wang nodded hurriedly and said, "Sister-in-law is right, old lady and old lady take care." ”

Lin Zhaoxiang listened to this, looked at the Qin family, and then looked at the Wang family, slowly swallowed a breath, and said in a deep voice: "I'll wait in this room, whoever takes the hand and wants to recognize it, will go inside to find me." After that, he got up, and without being helped, he slowly paced to the back room. R1152