After Lu Jing returned home from the Hanlin Academy, he walked into the inner courtyard and saw Daiyu wearing a crescent white gauze dress, lined with pale pink brocade wrapping her chest, and wearing a white silk gauze skirt, sitting under the porch frowning lightly, like a Yaotai fairy, Chang'e in the moon, and was ready to quietly go around behind her.

didn't think about walking a few steps, but happened to meet Daiyu turning her head, and the two happened to face each other, Lu Jing had to smile at her and give up the plan to scare her.

Lin Daiyu saw him tiptoeing, which was very interesting, and couldn't help but smile, and said coquettishly: "My husband looks mature and stable in front of outsiders, why do you always do these childish things in front of your concubine!" ”

Lu Jing smiled and said: "Because you need to hide in front of outsiders, but you can do whatever you want in front of Madame, and I can only remove all my disguises in front of you." ”

Lin Daiyu was overjoyed when she heard this, and Jiaojing showed a sweet smile, and asked him about going to Hanlin Academy.

Lu Jing told Daiyu about the big exam, and at the same time told him about his deal with the master of the academy.

Lin Daiyu was surprised: "There is such a cheating method!" ”

Lu Jing said with a smile: "Madame is rare and strange, the imperial examination has been nearly a thousand years now, from the day of its birth, all kinds of cheating methods have emerged in endlessly, as the so-called Tao is one foot high, the devil is one foot high, no matter how the court is prepared, there will always be new means, Madame does not need to be surprised." ”

Lin Daiyu nodded, and asked curiously what fraud methods were used in all dynasties.

Lu Jing briefly introduced the method of coercion, the method of using the loop, the method of transmission, the method of substitution, and the method of dropping the scroll of the dragon gate, and then asked: "Why is Madam sitting here alone in a daze?" ”

Lin Daiyu was amazed when she heard it, and when she saw her husband asking, she smiled and sighed: "The concubine just read the letter sent by Sister Xiangyun, and she was a little emotional. ”

When Lu Jing heard this, he couldn't help but nodded, last month Jia Baoyu's eldest son was born, and the attacker finally gave birth to a son for Jia Baoyu, and now she has been raised by Mrs. Wang and became Jia Baoyu's concubine, thinking that Shi Xiangyun was a little unhappy in his heart, which is normal.

Lin Daiyu continued: "Sister Xiangyun said that the maid named Su'e in Baoyu's room was also found to be two months pregnant today, and since the Chinese New Year, the old lady has not paid much attention to her, and now that the Shi family is no one in Beijing, she doesn't know what to do." ”

After hearing this, Lu Jing knew in her heart that Xue Baochai had already stopped thinking of marrying into the Jia family, and she was going to move out of the Jia family in a few days, so Shi Xiangyun naturally had no use value, and it was estimated that she had noticed the change in the old lady's attitude towards her.

But at this point, there is no turning back, because she has lived in Jia's house for a long time, and lives in the same garden with Jia Baoyu, both of them are fifteen years old, and they do not avoid suspicion, the outside world has long thought that the two of them are in love, naturally no one will ask to marry her again, even her original official partner Wei Ruolan has already been married.

Lin Daiyu saw that her husband was silent, so she continued: "Sister Xiangyun has already reached the marriage, and there is still no one to decide the marriage, so I can't help but feel a little depressed, so I wrote to the concubine to complain. ”

Lu Jing pondered for a moment and said: "Madame only pays attention to Shi Xiangyun, but ignores other people, like the second and third girls in Jiafu, they have reached the age of marriage, but no one has come to the door to propose, Madame has thought about the reason?" ”

When Lin Daiyu heard this, she suddenly remembered that Yingchun was sixteen years old, and it stands to reason that she should have agreed to marry a long time ago, but she still hadn't heard the slightest thing about her marriage, and she was a little surprised in her heart, so she asked, "Do you know why?" ”

Lu Jing said in a deep voice: "I'm just guessing, it is estimated that the old lady, Mrs. Xing, and Mrs. Wang are not very concerned about their marriage, after all, they are not their daughters." ”

Lin Daiyu nodded worriedly, agreeing with her husband's statement very much, and at the same time thinking that if the Jia family marries a daughter, the marriage must be at least more than 10,000 taels of silver, with the situation of the Jia family, it is estimated that he will not be able to get so much dowry, so he can only ignore their marriage for the time being, and he can't help but worry secretly for them.

According to the previous news, the year before last, Sun Shaozu's father died, and he returned to Chang'an to keep filial piety for his father.

Lin Daiyu saw that her husband was deep in thought, and couldn't help asking, "What is your husband thinking?" ”

Lu Jing gathered his thoughts and said, "I'm thinking about a few sisters in our family!" ”

Lin Daiyu asked, "How many sisters does the husband have to consider?" ”

Lu Jing nodded and said: "The 23rd of next month is Sister Wen's fifteenth birthday, and it is time to consider her marriage, but I still don't advocate that they marry early, but it can be decided first, it happens that next year is the period of the big exam, and I will see if there are suitable candidates among the people who come to Beijing next year." ”

Lin Daiyu nodded when she heard this, and then her pretty face turned cold, and she snorted coquettishly: "Since the husband doesn't advocate that his sisters marry early, why do he marry concubines so early?" ”

Lu Jing rubbed Daiyu's soft hair and said with a smile: "The main thing is that Madame's demeanor is too charming, I miss Madame all the time, and I can't even sleep at night, I don't know the taste of food, I can't sit and lie down, and I can't bear the torment of this lovesickness, so I have to marry Mrs. early, love and care for it, in order to relieve the pain of lovesickness." ”

Lin Daiyu glanced at Lu Jing charmingly after hearing this, and couldn't help but snuggle in his arms, listening to his pounding heartbeat, with a sweet smile on her face, and said coquettishly: "The high willow of the broken cicada hangs in the sun, and the corner of the eaves pavilion is homely; Fang's heart is dense and ingenious, and he has become a delicate and sleepy Tanlang. ”

Lu Jing stroked Daiyu's hair with a smile, smelled the faint fragrance of hibiscus in her hair, couldn't help but kiss the tips of her hair, and then picked up a few strands of Daiyu's green silk and tied it with her own hair, and said with a smile: "Thousands of strands linger with each other, weave them into a brocade book and send them to Yi; In this life, I will not forget the oath of the next life, and I will be a husband and wife for the rest of my life. ”

The two were close together, enjoying the quiet time now, and after a long time, Lin Daiyu asked, "How does the husband think the concubine should comfort Sister Xiangyun?" ”

Lu Jing sighed after thinking for a while: "It depends on her mind, whether she is still willing to marry Jia Baoyu?" ”

Lin Daiyu thought for a while, nodded and said: "I see that Xiangyun's mind is still on Baoyu, but Baoyu is too nonsense, she already has a concubine, and she has made other maids pregnant, I'm really sorry for Xiangyun's infatuation with him, and those girls in his room, I think they want to marry someone else's wife, I'm afraid they can't." ”

Lu Jing nodded, the maids in Jia Baoyu's room, Raider, Su'e, Musk Yue, Qiuwen, and Bijin all had a cloud and rain affair with him, and the only one who adhered to her loyalty Qingwen was also driven out by Mrs. Wang, and it is estimated that the remaining Fangguan, Liang'er, Chunyan, Jiahui and others will not escape his hands, I don't know how Jia Zheng will react when he comes back.

Thinking of this, Lu Jing said: "Since this is the case, Mrs. persuaded her to stay in the Jia family with peace of mind, and now even if she is unwilling to marry Jia Baoyu, there is nowhere to go, it is better to wait for the Shi family to return to Beijing before making plans, if possible, you can also persuade her to restrain Jia Baoyu's behavior more." ”

Lin Daiyu thought about it for a while, so she went back to the study and wrote a reply letter and ordered someone to send it to Jia's house.

After Shi Xiangyun received Lin Daiyu's letter, he immediately removed the cover, unfolded the paper and watched it, seeing that it was full of words of comfort and advice, and his heart was both moved and helpless.

Since the attack on people and giving birth, Baoyu has come to his place only a handful of times, and every time he goes to Yihong Courtyard, the maids there are on guard everywhere, and they follow Baoyu almost every inch.

Now I am like a bird in a cage, except for staying in Xiaoxiang Pavilion, there is almost nowhere to go, thinking of this, I can't help but envy Xue Baochai has a family by his side, he can move away from the Jia family, and he wrote a letter to his two aunts, but there has been no reply so far, and I don't know if my aunt and grandmother helped me send it.

In Yihong Courtyard, the attacker has lived in a separate courtyard, and is equipped with a little maid, and has become Aunt Hua, but at this moment she has a sad look on her face, since giving birth to a child, Baoyu has only been here twice, and she has never seen herself again, and she has been messing with Su'e, Qiuwen, and Bijin all day long.

Now that she is in confinement, she can't be a director, the management of Yihong Courtyard was stolen by Su'e, and she is usually used to buying people's hearts, and she is pregnant, and the little maids have gone to slap her, and only Musk Yue often comes to visit here, thinking about it for a long time, and the attacker is ready to form an alliance with Xiangyun to deal with Su'e and others.

Jia Baoyu is still in a trance, unable to accept the fact of becoming a father, and is also a little resistant to the child, and at the same time feels ashamed of Xiangyun, so he neither wants to see the attacker, nor does he dare to see Xiangyun.

Su E noticed Jia Baoyu's thoughts, and knew that he was still a child, so she comforted him with great tenderness, accompanied him to sing poems and harmony, and left Jia Baoyu in her room, while secretly praying that she was pregnant with a boy in her belly.

Although Jia's mother said that she didn't like to attack people, she saw that she gave birth to a son, which was also a good thing for the Jia family, so she sent a mandarin duck to appease her, and sent some supplements.

Mrs. Wang has been haggard recently, and she has a dislike with the Xue family, so she can't borrow money from the Xue family, so she has to take out the silver she took from the public school a few years ago to supplement the family, and arrange for Zhou Rui to increase the interest on the money in print.

Although she attached great importance to the attack and childbirth, she only personally appeased her, rewarded her with something, and then asked people to take good care of the attacker, so she no longer paid attention.

Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun reacted unanimously to this matter, but they just sent the maid to comfort the attacker, and then they no longer paid attention to it, and at the same time, they no longer set foot in Yihong Courtyard, and they didn't even want to pay more attention to Jia Baoyu.

Xue Baochai didn't pay attention to this at all, and even kept persuading Aunt Xue to move out of Jia's house as soon as possible to clear up her involvement with Jia Baoyu.

Jia Yu and Mrs. Xing are very concerned about this matter, and now there are children born in the second room, but there is only one Qiao sister in the big room, so they called Jia Lian and his wife, urging them to continue the incense for the long house as soon as possible.

And because Jia Yu and Mrs. Xing have long been dissatisfied with Sister Feng, they continue to suppress Sister Feng with words.

Five days ago, Jia Lian returned from Ping'an Prefecture, knowing that he was sued by Zhang Hua, he was extremely angry, but when he saw that the matter had been resolved, he didn't take it to heart, and now when he heard Jia Yu urging his heirs, he was very anxious, and his hatred for Mrs. Wang was deeper, and he was also a little dissatisfied with Sister Feng.

Wang Xifeng was angry and hateful in his heart, but he had to swallow his anger and bear it, and he accepted it with shame on his face, and after returning to the room, he became angry, and thought of the trouble of Second Sister You's henchman, so he had to force his face to be happy, and persuaded Jia Lian to take Second Sister You to live at home, and reported the matter to Jia's mother.

For the sake of the reputation of the Jia family and Sister Feng, Jia's mother asked Jia Lian to integrate Second Sister You into the house, and at the same time instructed Jia Lian to wait for the end of the filial piety period before the round house.

Jia Lian had no choice but to come to pick up Second Sister You into the house, Second Sister You had no opinions, and was worried that Jia Lian was just trying to be fresh for a while, and she would leave her outside when she was tired of playing.

Third Sister You was not worried that Second Sister You would enter the wolf's lair alone, but the matter had come to this point and could not be stopped, so she told her not to believe Wang Xifeng's rhetoric, and explained to Xing'er that once something unfavorable to Second Sister You happened in the Rong Mansion, she would immediately come over and inform herself.