Chapter 4 In-laws
In the main courtyard, because of yesterday's son's wedding, the two husband and wife of Marquis Lin, who had been busy for a day, got up a little late, Mrs. Lin has always been frail, and her expression is inevitably haggard.
Lin Hou saw his wife's depressed expression, and couldn't help but ask with concern: "Madam, are you okay?" ”
Seeing that her husband cared about her, Mrs. Lin was convinced, and her face naturally brought it out, "I was a little tired yesterday, and I haven't recovered too much today." ”
"When the two of them have served tea, you can rest again." Marquis Lin patted his wife's shoulder soothingly, his expression was soothing, relaxed, and he lowered his head and straightened his sleeves, "Now that your daughter-in-law has entered the door, you just hand over the housework to her and take care of your body." ”
The daughter-in-law will be in charge of the house when she enters the door, even if Mrs. Lin has trouble at both ends for three days, the mother-in-law who has already handed over the housework to her daughter will not be very happy. But her husband was really worried about his body, she could only smile, "Now most of the things in the family are in charge of Sister Yun'er, I see that she is also in good hands, the daughter-in-law is a new entrant, and she is not very familiar with the affairs of our family, it is better to let her take care of the affairs in the old compound first, and talk about the affairs of the family after a while." ”
Marquis Lin frowned and shouted: "Nonsense, Yun'er will get married sooner or later, in the past, the son didn't marry a daughter-in-law and the son took care of it, but now that the son has married a wife, there is a reason to let the daughter take care of the house." ”
Mrs. Lin has been virtuous all her life, and it has always been what Marquis Lin says, but she can't help but favor her daughter between her daughter and daughter-in-law, and she carefully considered it for a long time before she spoke: "Hai'er and her daughter-in-law have just gotten married, and when they are mixing oil in honey, I can wait to hold my grandson." Moreover, Yun'er is now older, and she should learn more about how to manage the director, so that she can go out. ”
Say no to anything else, when it comes to his grandson, Marquis Lin is moved. The Lin family has had good official luck for several generations, but the heirs are difficult, and many generations have been in the same line. When he came to him, he had a lot of wives and concubines, but he was nearly thirty years old before he gave birth to a pair of children, and in addition, he didn't even have a concubine. Now that his son is married, his greatest hope is to have two more grandchildren.
He lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said, "When you return to the door, let your daughter-in-law and Yun'er take care of the house together, and when you are in good spirits on weekdays, you can also teach your daughter-in-law more." ”
As the husband and wife were talking, the girl from outside came to report, "The big girl is here." ”
The soft curtain on the door was raised, and a delicate and lovely girl about eleven or two years old, with a double hanging bun and a long-life lock, walked in with a smile.
"Say hello to my lord and wife." The soft and glutinous Lolita voice softened the hearts of the husband and wife at that time, and Marquis Lin's always serious face also smiled. Mrs. Lin hurriedly said, "Yun'er is here, come and sit down." ”
The little girl snuggled into Mrs. Lin's arms and asked with concern, "How is Mrs. Doing?" Can you take a break? ”
Mrs. Lin hugged her little daughter for a long time, "Wasn't you tired yesterday, why didn't you sleep for a while, what did you do when you got up so early." ”
Lin Yun said with a smile: "The eldest brother and sister-in-law get up early to serve tea, I can come later than my sister-in-law." ”
"I know that you understand etiquette, but you should also be careful of your body, you were born thin, and you were tired like that yesterday, even if you sleep more, you come late, can your brother and sister-in-law still pick on you."
"Madam, my daughter has heard that her sister-in-law is both beautiful and good at learning, but she hates that she has never seen it. It's easy to be my sister-in-law, and it just happens to be more fragrant. ”
Mrs. Lin somehow felt a little unhappy in her heart, "Daughter's family, chastity and virtuous are the most important, appearance and talent are secondary, you are not allowed to learn from those light girls, thinking about what kind of reputation of talented women!" Speaking of which, Mrs. Lin is not very satisfied with the daughter-in-law that her husband chooses for her son, she likes her niece more than Jia Min.
However, the mother's family is already going downhill, my brother's official position is not high, and he has worked hard for decades, and now he is just a five-grade outsider, and his nephew is usually talented in reading, and he is in his thirties, so he barely managed to be admitted to a showman, or his own master spent money to find someone to get him to study in the country, so that he could get the identity of a tribute student, and donate an official in the future.
Compared with her mother's family, her daughter-in-law's father Jia Daishan relied on his military exploits to attack the position of Rongguo Gong, the holy family is thick, Mrs. Jia is also a daughter from the Hou Mansion, and the most important thing is that the family is prosperous, far from being comparable to the Lin family that has been passed down for several generations. After several comparisons and thoughts, Marquis Lin chose the daughter of the Jia family as his daughter-in-law, but it made Mrs. Lin's heart sour.
Lin Yun is very clear about this, she is not very optimistic about this family business, and she has talked to her father in private, but Marquis Lin has already made up his mind, and has greeted Rong Guogong, and they already have a tacit understanding with each other, so she can only give up. After thinking about it a few times, she planned to take a look at Jia Min first, anyway, she didn't plan to hand over the housekeeping rights for the time being, but she couldn't let Jia Min not be able to give birth to herself, and she also made the means not to let others live.
"Master Hou, madam, big girl, uncle and grandmother are almost there." While she was groaning, the girl outside came to report that Lin Ruhai and Jia Min were about to arrive. Lin Yun instantly raised his defense skills to the highest, he just took a quick look at it yesterday, and he must take a good look at Jia Min today.
When Ye Ze and Cheng Mo came in, the first thing they saw was the high-ranking Lin Hou couple. Lin Hou was dressed in a bright red official uniform, and the patch on his chest was embroidered with Rui Beast Bai Ze, and he sat upright with a solemn expression. Mrs. Lin was also dressed very festively, with a red brocade dress, a dark flower filament pleated satin skirt, a crown of flower beads with a little emerald seven hairpins on her head, and a slight smile on her face, but the makeup was a little thick, Ye Ze and Cheng Mo muttered secretly, how much powder did you brush on your face.
In addition to Lin Hou and his wife, there was also an eleven or twelve-year-old girl sitting on the chair on both sides, who was born with apricot eyes and peach cheeks, which was very cute. The young couple glanced at each other, and they probably understood that this was Lin Ruhai's sister.
Mrs. Lin and Lin Yun saw Lin Ruhai and Jia Min holding hands and coming in side by side, and they both frowned secretly, and they both felt that Jia Min was very ignorant of the rules, and there was a reason to walk side by side with her husband.
Compared with Mrs. Lin and Lin Yun, who were prejudiced against Jia Min from the beginning, Marquis Lin twisted his beard and looked at the pair of beautiful women standing in front of him, but he was very satisfied. The title of the Lin family only ends with him, and his son can only be born from the imperial examination, even if he takes the top prize, he also has to have a little bit of qualifications. To put it mildly, the big exam once every three years, plus Enke, there are more champions, and how many are still working hard in the fourth and fifth grades. If nothing else, I can only survive like this until I die. Their Lin family is still counting on their son's success, relying on him alone, and his son's wife must be able to speak in the court.